News | Environment
18 Dec 2025 1:41
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Environment

    The National Emergency Management Agency's assessing whether a 6.7 magnitude earthquake off the bottom of the South Island has created a tsunami risk

    The National Emergency Management Agency's assessing whether a 6.7 magnitude earthquake off the bottom of the South Island has created a tsunami risk



    Geonet reports almost five thousand people felt the shake at 2.43pm - centred west of Stewart Island, 33 kilometres deep.

    It's been downgraded from a magnitude of 6.9.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Environment News
     17 Dec: A vegetation at South Taranaki's Waiinu Beach is now 90 percent contained - and crews will return tomorrow to continue mopping up
     17 Dec: From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected
     17 Dec: Firefighters are returning to battle a blaze today at South Taranaki's Waiinu Beach - after rain was welcomed yesterday
     16 Dec: Nick Reiner, son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner, 'responsible' for parents' deaths
     16 Dec: Residents of a South Taranaki village have been on standby overnight to evacuate, as a vegetation fire rages nearby
     15 Dec: Polar bears are adapting to climate change at a genetic level – and it could help them avoid extinction
     15 Dec: A breakthrough win for Alice Robinson in the Super G discipline, eight weeks out from the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Blues coach Vern Cotter is intrigued by the idea of cross-hemisphere rugby clubs swapping players More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Horticulture NZ's emphasising the importance of backing growers - as exports climb to record levels More...



     Today's News

    Politics:
    Frydenberg calls for antisemitism royal commission after Bondi attack 22:07

    Law and Order:
    Two people are injured in Southland's Gore, with reports of a firearm being discharged 21:57

    Entertainment:
    Lili Reinhart has been diagnosed with endometriosis 21:50

    Entertainment:
    Taylor Swift leans on Stevie Nicks for life advice 21:20

    Christchurch:
    A crash involving a power pole's closed some southbound lanes on the Christchurch Southern Motorway 21:17

    Entertainment:
    Tate McRae relies on her alter-ego when she's on stage 20:50

    Entertainment:
    Pete Davidson can't wait to show his baby The Sopranos 20:20

    Entertainment:
    Charlotte Church "generally stinks" 19:50

    Entertainment:
    Sydney Sweeney suffers "terrible stage fright" 19:20

    Environment:
    A vegetation at South Taranaki's Waiinu Beach is now 90 percent contained - and crews will return tomorrow to continue mopping up 18:57


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd