Ahh, a tsunami!

New Zealand on tsunami warning!

There have been tsunami warnings for the east coast of New Zealand and the massive earthquake in Chile. Gisborne and other areas on the east coasts have recorded waves up to 30 centimetres long. Experts said that the first waves hit the Chatham Islands at 11.50pm and Chatham Islands mayor Alfred Preece said that three families were evacuated as they lived on very low land. He said there had been no damage from the waves but islanders have had similar warnings before and they are all taken very seriously.

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Never use your phone while you're driving!

Drivers Warned of Cellphone Use!

The new rule in 2004 is that drivers are completely banned from using mobile devices while driving in their cars. Although this law has been active for 11 years, many people still chooses not to follow the new rules. The drivers have been warned to stop this illegal behaviour as police begin a nationwide to crack down on cellphone use. In just 90 minutes, a total of 10 drivers were caught using their cellphones in Auckland city. They will have to pay a $80 dollar fine. More than 1000 crashes were reported as a result of drivers using their cellphone.

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Noooooo, the police station has blown up!

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Did you know about Aaron Cruden?

All Blacks first-five Aaron Cruden missed the team flight to Argentina after arriving late to the airport.

Beauden Barrett will most likely wear the number 10 jersey this Sunday as cover Aaron Cruden.

Cruden will miss the next two All Blacks games against Argentina and South Africa.

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Tall Blacks lost!

The New Zealand basketball team have lost their first game of the 2014 world championship that was being held in Spain.

The Tall Blacks lost 76 - 73 to Turkey after leading by 10 points halfway through the final quarter.

Corey Webster led New Zealand with 22 points, while Rob Loe made a strong starting as centre, with 11 points including shooting three pointers.

Their next game is against the Santiago De Los Caballeros.

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Children shouldn't drink sports drinks?

Public health experts are calling for unhealthy drinks to be taken out of Saturday sport.

A recent study from the Otago University has shown that many of the sports drinks that children consumes on Saturday are filled with sugar.

Most children within the survey thought that the drinks were good for them because they were packaged and advertised as helping people play sports better.

Dr Smith said that the children who played Saturday morning sports do not need sports drinks for extra energy. For any activity up to 90 minutes long, water is the best option for children.

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