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This list of natural disasters in New Zealand documents notable natural disasters and epidemics that have occurred in New Zealand since 1843. Of these natural disasters, the 1918 flu pandemic resulted in the highest loss of life with 8,600 deaths in New Zealand.
2018 Greek wildfires were the deadliest in recent history with over 100 deaths in and around the village of Mati near Athens. 2021 Greek wildfires were the worst fires since 2007 with over 125,000 hectares burnt mostly in northern Evia , the Elis region of Peloponnese and around Tatoi near Athens.
A combination of steep terrain, dense bush, difficult river crossings and changeable winter weather conditions has caused over twenty-two tramping deaths in the Tararua Range since 1970, most recently one in January 2023. [15]
Manawatū-Whanganui [5] ([manawaˈtʉː ˈʔwaŋanʉi]; spelled Manawatu-Wanganui prior to 2019) is a region in the lower half of the North Island of New Zealand, whose main population centres are the cities of Palmerston North and Whanganui.
23 May 1957 – A rail car hit a car on a private crossing on the Inkson farm at Omihi North Canterbury resulting in the death of Joseph and Sheila Inkson. [100] [101] [102] [full citation needed] 19 February 1957 – Palmerston North shunting accident.
The Manawatū Standard (formerly the Evening Standard) [1] is the daily paper for the Manawatū region based in Palmerston North.The Manawatū Standard has been recognised as one of the best in New Zealand being a finalist in the 2008 Qantas Media Award (renamed to Voyager Media Awards after Voyager Internet Ltd stepped in as naming sponsor for the 2018 awards) for best regional daily ...
place of death manner of death place of burial Q4755634: Andreas Stamatiadis: 1935-08-16 2025-01-23 footballer association football player: Greece: Athens: Athens: Q131851761: Tabish Mehdi: 1951-07-03 2025-01-22 journalist poet: Q131856899: Paddy Cole: 1939-12-17 2025-01-22 Irish singer, saxophone player and band leader (1939–2025) singer ...
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