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Taranaki prepares to Drop, Cover, Hold

Shake Out

Mon 24 Sep 2012

A quarter of Taranaki’s population will be dropping to the floor in unison on Wednesday morning – with young people leading the way.

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New Civil Defence blueprint for Taranaki

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Tue 11 Sep 2012

Taranaki has new blueprint for Civil Defence Emergency Management.

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No ashfall for Taranaki from Tongariro eruption

Volcano

Tue 07 Aug 2012

The ash from last night’s eruption at Tongariro Volcano has fallen locally around the mountain and is being blown east. The area affected by ashfall does not include the Taranaki region.

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Volcanic activity potential threat to Taranaki

Volcano

Tue 07 Aug 2012

The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management has issued a volcanic advisory that volcanic activity is occurring at Mt Tongariro and the Volcanic Alert level for Tongariro has been changed to Level 2.

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One shake leads to another

Shake Out

Wed 04 Jul 2012

You’ve had the shake-up, now it’s time for ShakeOut.

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