It was Graeme and Pauline Summerby's dog, Monty, that felt it first. They, along with tens of thousands of others, were rattled from their sleep at 2.30am in what would be the first scare of many during the day.
Residents evacuated in Northland, Bay of Plenty and Great Barrier Island can return home but people around the country advised to take extra care around the coast.
Residents evacuated in Northland, Bay of Plenty and Great Barrier Island can return home but people around the country advised to take extra care around the coast.
Jones, on his One in the Wilderness Facebook page, posted on Thursday night he was preparing for his next leg to Lake Manapouri. He had made good progress on the opening six days, especially as the terrain had been “twice as hard as expected”. He began the journey on February 6 by walking 8.5 hours to Teal Bay hut on Lake Hauroko, where he stayed with five hunters for the night. This was followed by a 12-hour trek on Sunday which was very slow initially due to having to bash through scrub to access the Princess Mountains. He camped under a tarn underneath Helena Peak with “incredible” views out to sea.