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Scoop Full Coverage: Gisborne Earthquake
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News: Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake Off the East Coast of
NZ
Gisborne CBD has been cordoned off by police
to allow structural engineers to begin an examination of
affected buildings following last night’s earthquake.
Police report that 2 buildings have collapsed in the CBD.
Subsequent reports are of serious structural damage to other
buildings within in the CBD. A state of local emergency was
declared by the Gisborne District Council for the Gisborne
City Ward at 0100 hours, 21 December 2007. Retailers and
the general public will not be able to access the CDB until
the area has been declared safe. More
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- Civil Defence - Gisborne people urged to check neighbours
- NZ Govt - Civil Defence Minister visiting Gisborne today
- Civil Defence - Foreign Visitors To Gisborne Call Your Embassy
- Auckland Civil Defence - Gisborne Earthquakes Timely Reminder For Auckland
- St Johns - St John has busy night after Gisborne earthquake
- Pak'N Save - Pak’nsave Gisborne Open For Trade
- Civil Defence - State of local emergency declared following quake
- Civil Defence - Summary of response to Gisborne earthquake to date
- NZ Govt - Minister Thanks Staff Of Tairawhiti DHB
- Transit NZ - Gisborne State Highways Open For Business
- NZ Police - Gisborne Earthquake
- Tairawhiti DHB - Update re Gisborne Hospital
- Tairawhiti DHB - Gisborne Hospital sustains damage in quake
- Civil Defence - Engineers to inspect Gisborne City CBD
- Civil Defence - No tsunami risk to NZ from Gisborne earthquake
- Civil Defence - : Damage being assessed from Gisborne earthquake
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