Power Hit FM 87.8 - Christchurch

13/10/2023

21/09/2023

Snow, rain and wind warnings are in place across large parts of Canterbury over the coming days. MetService has issued a heavy rain warning for...

04/08/2023

This is a big lost for the area.

Three key retailers at the Northwood Supa Centre in Christchurch are set to close. Chris Lynch Media reported staff at The Warehouse, Noel Leeming...

04/08/2023

A teenage mother is on life support fighting for her life following a fatal crash in Christchurch which killed her friend and injured two others....

28/03/2023

People in Christchurch, Rangiora and Kaiapoi are being asked to reduce electricity usage this evening to minimise the risk of power cuts.

People in Christchurch, Rangiora and Kaiapoi are being asked to reduce their electricity use to minimise the risk of power cuts.

22/02/2023

Today we remember those that lost their lives in the February 22nd 2011 earthquake and all those left behind that continually have those they lost on their mind and still struggling with housing issues. The ones that had to change their whole life path because of that day.

16/01/2023

Worth while going too

We had a great turnout at our recent Safer Vehicles events last week.

We have decided to do another event at 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝟭𝟬 𝗠𝗲𝗴𝗮 𝗦𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 – 𝟮𝗽𝗺. The event will be in the rear car park of Mitre 10 which is accessible from Huxley Street.

The Neighbourhood Policing Team will be there providing prevention advice and demonstrating how to fit steering wheel locks and Community Patrol will be installing anti-theft licence plate screws.

04/12/2022

On this day 17 years ago we went to air, Thank you to all our listeners over the years.

19/11/2022

Oops.

08/09/2022

Queen Elizabeth II has passed away aged 96.

“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.” The palace said in a statement.

“The King (Charles) and The Queen Consort (Camilla) will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”

06/08/2022

Could be possible snow.

26/07/2022

Here is a map to show what roads are flooded/close due to the current weather situation.

This Map App is for displaying and sharing Road Closure and Cordon/Evacuation information with the public

25/07/2022

Flood Warning, Due to heavy rain.

Metservice have a heavy rain warning in place for Canterbury south of the Rakaia River, where we are currently expecting 100 – 130 mm of rain in the foothills, and 50 – 80 mm on the plains.

22/07/2022

Has arrived.

SOFIA, NASA’s flying telescope, has cancelled the rest of its South Island deployment, because the aircraft was damaged during high winds on Monday. Repairs are likely to take three weeks, so the remaining Christchurch-based missions won’t be carried out. The departure of the 747SP for its Californian home base has not been decided, but we’ll share it with you ASAP so you can plan to be here for it.

21/07/2022

Heavy Rain Causing Surface Flooding In Parts Of Christchurch Causing Road Closures.

Heavy rain across the city is causing surface flooding in some areas. Check here for more information.

20/07/2022

We’ve made Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) easier to access. Instead of waiting until you or someone in your household is ill to request a RAT, you can now order and collect RATs any time.

What does this mean for you? You will still be asked if you have symptoms when you make your request, but regardless of whether you tick yes or no, you can still receive your RATs.

To request a RAT online please see https://requestrats.covid19.health.nz/

17/07/2022

Big Weather Event on the way

⚠️⚠️Big weather event⚠️⚠️

As stated yesterday theres a big rain event on the way. Expect alot of flooding especially south of Rakaia river.

Rain will be extremely heaving in the high country and with large snow dumps still sitting on the lower slopes of the mountains this will add to the river flows.

Grounds are already saturated. Plan today people. This system works its way in later today.

Strong winds with 120-140kph gusts are likely in exposed places.

Stay safe out there.

Matt

11/07/2022

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08/07/2022

The Winter Fireworks Spectacular has been postponed.

Sorry whānau, but the weather isn't looking great tomorrow! Your safety is important to us, so we've made the decision to postpone the fireworks until Sunday night.

Keep checking back on our social channels and What's On for the most up to date info: https://bit.ly/3RiwS61

30/06/2022

New Zealand will remain at the Orange traffic light setting.

Cases and hospitalisations remain much lower than the peaks experienced earlier in the year. Yesterday the seven-day rolling average of COVID-19 cases was 5,808 and there were 395 people in hospital and 8 in ICU. When we moved out of Red in April the rolling average of cases was nearly 10,000 a day and there were over 500 people in hospital including 28 in ICU.

But with hospitals under pressure from flu and COVID-19 and numbers starting to creep up again a suite of additional measures are being put in place to help reduce spread:
• 50 child-size masks made available to every year 4-7 student in New Zealand.
• 20,000-30,000 masks provided a week to all other students and school staff.
• Extra funding to schools to supports better ventilation over winter months.
• Free flu vaccine made available to all children aged 3-12 years old.
• A second COVID-19 booster for everyone over the age of 50 and other eligible people: https://www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-vaccines/covid-19-vaccine-boosters
• Updated reinfection advice. Anyone who experiences symptoms 29 days or longer after previous infection should test and will need to isolate if they test positive: https://covid19.govt.nz/isolation-and-care/after-you-have-had-covid-19/ -and-testing-after-you-have-had-covid-19

Read the full detail in the media release: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-measures-help-manage-covid-19-country-stays-orange

While reinfections are low at the moment they are likely to increase. The BA.5 variant of Omicron is predicted to become the dominant strain in the coming weeks and is a different variant to what New Zealanders have been infected with to date.

Self-isolation, vaccination and mask-wearing continue to be our main defence against COVID-19. Masks are encouraged whenever you are outside your home. If you haven’t had your booster yet, you can book or find a walk-in centre here: https://bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz/

Remind yourself about Life at Orange here: https://covid19.govt.nz/traffic-lights/life-at-orange/

25/05/2022

👋🏽 Kia ora Aotearoa! Following a successful nationwide test of Emergency Mobile Alert on Sunday we’d like to thank all those who gave us feedback using our feedback form.

Many of you told us, you were surprised the test alert did not override the silent mode on your phone. For most phones it does. However, we are aware that some phones do not allow for Emergency Mobile Alert to override silent mode. Unfortunately, this is not something we can control and is a decision made by the phone's manufacturer.

You can let us know if you received the test and give feedback here: https://www.research.net/r/alert-feedback.

Find out more about why Emergency Mobile Alerts are an important additional tool to keep you informed in an emergency on our website: https://getready.govt.nz/en/prepared/stay-informed/emergency-mobile-alert/ema-faqs/.

21/05/2022

There are 6,635 new active community cases of COVID-19 to report today.

There are 400 cases in hospital. Of these, 12 are in an intensive care or high dependency unit.

We are also sadly reporting 6 COVID-19 related deaths today. Out of respect for the friends and whānau, we will not be making any further comments on this.

Of the new active community cases, these include:
- 194 in Northland DHB
- 2,222 in Auckland DHBs
- 527 in Waikato DHB
- 205 in Bay of Plenty DHB
- 121 in Lakes DHB (North Island)
- 255 in Hawke’s Bay DHB
- 190 in MidCentral DHB
- 94 in Whanganui DHB
- 172 in Taranaki DHB
- 57 in Tairāwhiti DHB
- 67 in Wairarapa DHB
- 466 Capital and Coast DHB
- 177 in Hutt Valley DHB
- 206 in Nelson Marlborough DHB
- 985 in Canterbury DHB
- 106 in South Canterbury DHB
- 519 in Southern DHB
- 67 in West Coast in DHB
- 5 are unknown

There are 85 new imported cases.

Yesterday, 980 vaccine doses were administered to those aged 12 and over. This includes 862 booster doses. This means 71% of those eligible and due for their booster have now received it.

There were also 291 child (paediatric) vaccine doses, which were administered to 5 to 11 year olds throughout New Zealand yesterday.

More than 10.7 million doses have been administered to date.

➡️ More information on cases, testing, and vaccine doses can be found in today’s Ministry of Health update: https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/news-items

➡️ Find a testing location here: www.HealthPoint.co.nz/covid-19/

➡️ Find out what happens if you test positive here: https://covid19.govt.nz/isolation-and-care/if-you-have-covid-19/

➡️ Find out what happens if you are a Household Contact here: https://covid19.govt.nz/testing-and-tracing/contact-tracing/household-contacts/

➡️ Book your booster online at BookMyVaccine.nz or find a walk-in location here: https://covid19.govt.nz/covid-19-vaccines/how-to-get-a-covid-19-vaccination/get-your-covid-19-vaccination/ -in

13/05/2022

⚠️Canterbury COVID-19 active case update as at 8am Friday 13 May 2022. There have been 1,119 new cases in the last 24 hours.

Today is the last day we will publish this daily graphic as we transition into a new phase of our response. We're going to be stepping down from having an Emergency Coordination Centre next Tuesday, 17 May to a new System Wide Operations Centre (SWOC). This dedicated team who will continue to support the integrated response as we continue to live with the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 but also to make sure we are prepared as we head into winter and an anticipated increase in acute demand due to respiratory illnesses, including the flu, and RSV. Read more in this week's CEO Update 👉 https://bit.ly/3kWS6Hv

*Please note, the Ministry of Health’s daily reported cases today in Canterbury may differ from those reported at a DHB or local public health unit level. This is because of different reporting cut off times and the assignment of cases between regions, for example when a case is tested outside their usual region of residence. These numbers also rely on people registering their positive unsupervised RAT test results.

10/05/2022

⚠️Canterbury COVID-19 active case update as at 8am Tuesday 10 May 2022. There have been 1,400 new cases in the last 24 hours.

This is the last week we will publish this daily graphic as we transition into a new phase of our response. We're going to be stepping down from having an Emergency Coordination Centre next Tuesday, 17 May to a new System Wide Operations Centre (SWOC). Read more in this week's CEO Update 👉 https://bit.ly/3kWS6Hv

*Please note, the Ministry of Health’s daily reported cases today in Canterbury may differ from those reported at a DHB or local public health unit level. This is because of different reporting cut off times and the assignment of cases between regions, for example when a case is tested outside their usual region of residence. These numbers also rely on people registering their positive unsupervised RAT test results.

09/05/2022

This year’s nationwide test of Emergency Mobile Alert is taking place on the evening of Sunday 22 May, between 6-7pm ⚠️⚠️

Emergency Mobile Alert is a way of receiving information about emergencies in your area. If your life, health or property is in danger, Emergency Mobile Alerts can be sent to your mobile by authorised emergency agencies, without needing to sign up or download an app.

Find out more about the Emergency Mobile Alert system at: https://getready.govt.nz/en/prepared/stay-informed/emergency-mobile-alert/.

04/05/2022

⚠️Canterbury COVID-19 active case update as at 8am Thursday 5 May 2022. There have been 1,410 new cases in the last 24 hours.

We will no longer be publishing this tile over the weekends. The Ministry of Health will continue to publish daily case numbers on their website https://www.health.govt.nz/.

*Please note, the Ministry of Health’s daily reported cases today in Canterbury may differ from those reported at a DHB or local public health unit level. This is because of different reporting cut off times and the assignment of cases between regions, for example when a case is tested outside their usual region of residence. These numbers also rely on people registering their positive unsupervised RAT test results.