7.5 magnitude quake, aftershocks strike Sirocco
A series of earthquakes have woken Sirocco this morning, with Civil Defence urging coastal residents to evacuate to higher ground. »
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Rathlyn, Havilland rattled by earthquakes
Rathlyn, HB, Mar 17 – Rathlyn, Havilland and the Auckland dependencies have been jolted out of their quiet St. Patrick’s Day afternoon with a pair of earthquakes striking just over an hour ago. The Auckland provinces were shaken by a magnitude 3.1 quake centred 65km northeast of the »
Drought declared in northeast as Garden reduced to trickle
Rathlyn, HB, Mar 9 – Just three days after a water advisory was issued for Sirocco’s eastern provinces, a drought has formally been declared in the nation’s northeastern provinces following the discovery of an almost dried-up Garden River. Alston’s main waterway was this »
East on water advisory following drought declaration for Auckland, Northland
Rathlyn, HB, Mar 6 – Sirocco’s eastern provinces are on a water advisory following today’s declaration of a drought across much of New Zealand’s North Island. Southern Auckland, the Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Hawke’s Bay have joined Northland and much of northern »
World fails to end in Sirocco
Alston, NCD, Dec 22 – Despite doomsday predictions, the world did not end yesterday for Sirocco, with many noting that very little happened at all. In defiance of the predictions of doomsdayers across the world, citizens in Sirocco stayed awake to see in December 21 at midnight, noting that »
Bowie of Wyvern dies aged 16
Wyvernian military hero Bowie has today died at the age of sixteen. »
Hobsonville lashed by tornado, Sirocco to found aid agency
Hobsonville-Whenuapai, Auckland, New Zealand, Dec 6 – The New Zealand city of Auckland was lashed today by a major storm that claimed the lives of three people after a tornado touched down in the suburbs of Hobsonville and Whenuapai. Three people were killed and seven injured after the »
NZTA to revoke State Highway 17, outcry from Siroccan populace
Alston, NCD, Aug 17 – There has been much shock and alarm in Sirocco this evening after it was discovered that State Highway 17’s days are numbered. News filtered through this evening that the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) has decided to revoke the State Highway 17 »
Sirocco farewells TVNZ7
Alston, NCD, Jul 1 – Siroccans have stayed up late tonight to bid farewell to New Zealand television channel TVNZ7. From around 11pm last night, Siroccans tuned their television sets to TVNZ7 to witness the final hour of its transmission. This was especially evident in the National Capital »
Commonwealth Avenue: Not a day to be forgotten fast
Sometimes news hits you right when you don’t expect it. That was the case a year ago today. It was a quiet Saturday morning here in Northland. Sirocco was still two months from foundation and even then it was still intended to be called Andersonia. In the MicroWiki community, Erusia was gone »
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