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Buller Updates

19 Jul 2021 7:34 pm
Updated Tuesday, 20 July 2021 1:23 pm

If you are in danger or need immediate help, please call 111.

If you require assistance, call Civil Defence on 03 789 7999.

To stay up to date with the situation in the Buller District and see the general advice and updates, you can follow their Facebook page or Website. The links are below.

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West Coast Emergency Management1 day ago

Live in WESTPORT and need a COVID-19 vaccination?

There is a mobile vaccination van parked up outside Westport's vaccination clinic today (Monday, 24/01/2022) from 10am - 4pm.

So, if you are aged 12 and over and need a first...

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West Coast Emergency Management2 days ago

All of New Zealand will move to Red at 11.59pm tonight, 23 January.

At Red there are more mask requirements, and reduced gathering limits to lower the risk of picking up the virus and super spreader events.

Red...

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West Coast Emergency Management1 week ago

The addition of a West Coast location of interest to the Ministry of Health’s website offers a timely reminder of the importance of following public health advice. Medical Officer of Health Dr Matthew Reid, said if you have visited a location of interest, at the...

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The addition of a West Coast location of interest to the Ministry of Health’s website offers a timely reminder of the importance of following public health advice. Medical Officer of Health Dr Matthew Reid, said if you have visited a location of interest, at the...
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West Coast Emergency Management1 week ago

A new location of interest or exposure event has been identified in Hokitika.

The Ministry of Health is urging anyone who has been at a location on the same day and time as a positive case to self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms for...

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Places and times where the public may have been exposed to COVID-19. This page is updated hourly. Locations are removed after 14 days.
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West Coast Emergency Management1 week ago

If you are in a coastal area of New Zealand today, even places not listed in the National Advisory: Tsunami Activity, take extra care and keep an eye on sea conditions.

Both the tsunami from the eruption at Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'pai in Tonga and...

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West Coast Emergency Management1 week ago

***UPDATE AS AT 09:42am: Advisory area extended to include the WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, now in addition to coastal areas on the north and east coast of the North Island, and the Chatham Islands. Expect strong and unusual currents and unpredictable surges at...

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We expect New Zealand coastal areas on the north and east coast of the North Island, the west coast of the South Island and the Chatham Islands to experience strong and unusual currents and unpredictable surges at the shore following a large volcanic eruption at...
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