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Five people are killed when their boat is hit by a whale and capsizes near Kaikōura, New Zealand.
2022-09-10

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes 60 miles west of Wellington, New Zealand. No injuries are reported.
2020-05-25

The U.S. Geological Survey reports a magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Christchurch in New Zealand. The St. John ambulance service says that several people suffered minor injuries from falls as they ran from the quake but there were no immediate reports of serious damage.
2016-02-14

An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude strikes the region of Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand, disrupting communications to the area and closing Christchurch Airport.
2011-02-22

Receivers of the Pike River Mine on the South Island of New Zealand lay off 114 workers following the closure of the mine after the Pike River Mine disaster.
2010-12-14

Twenty-nine coal miners and officials are feared trapped following an explosion at the Pike River Coal Processing Plant at Atarau in the Grey District of the South Island of New Zealand.
2010-11-19

A large storm in New Zealand leaves 100,000 people without power and takes the roof off Stadium Southland in Invercargill on the South Island.
2010-09-18

A large storm hits New Zealand with severe weather warnings in place for both the North and South Island for several days.
2010-09-17

3 people are killed and 3 others are missing after a South Korean fishing boat sinks 400 miles from Dunedin on the South Island of New Zealand.
2010-08-18