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New Zealand Expected to Emerge from Economic Slowdown   On the 21st of this month, Stats NZ is set to release data for the second quarter of this year, with the market anticipating a modest growth of around 0.5%. ANZ predicts a growth rate of 0.4%, while the central bank forecasts 0.5%, and Kiwibank is…

Inadequate Response to Earthquakes by New Zealanders: Basic Guidelines   According to a study by Massey University in New Zealand, there is a tendency among New Zealanders to inadequately respond and become confused when they receive earthquake alerts. While New Zealand lacks an official earthquake alert system, Google sends automatic earthquake warnings to Android phones…

Back-to-Back Earthquakes Strike New Zealand’s South Island   According to GeoNet, New Zealand’s geological agency, a powerful magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the northern part of the South Island, 45 kilometers from Geraldine, at 9:14 a.m. on the 19th. The earthquake’s epicenter was at a depth of 10 kilometers, and local media reported tremors were felt…