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Filipinos in New Zealand safe after Magnitude 8.1 earthquake, says PH envoy

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<p>MANILA - Filipinos in New Zealand are safe after a Magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck near the Pacific country&#x27;s remote Kermadec islands early Friday following two powerful quakes earlier, the Philippine ambassador there said. </p><p>In a message, Philippine Ambassador to New Zealand Gary Domingo said no Filipinos were affected by the quake, but they had to evacuate Pinoys staying near the coast — from the Bay of Islands to Whangrei, from Matata to Tolaga Bay and Great Barrier Island.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/03/05/21/pacific-wide-tsunami-alert-after-81-magnitude-quake">Pacific-wide tsunami alert after 8.1-magnitude quake</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/03/05/21/tsunami-warnings-as-3rd-strong-earthquake-strikes-off-new-zealand">Tsunami warnings, as 3rd strong earthquake strikes off New Zealand</a></li></ul><p>The evacuees were later on allowed to go back to their homes, he said. </p><p>In a Facebook post, he urged Filipino communities to register with the embassy there for faster communication. </p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/ambagary.domingo/posts/1010880969318533" data-width="auto"> </div><p>There were only 14 Filipino communities registered with the embassy, he said.</p><p>New Zealand&#x27;s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) earlier issued a tsunami warning saying areas under threat were from the Bay of Islands to Whangarei, from Matata to Tolaga Bay including Whakatane and Opotiki, and the Great Barrier Island.</p><p>Phivolcs, meanwhile, said there were no tsunami threats in the Philippines after the strong New Zealand quake. </p><div><strong>— With a report from Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1633446" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Filipinos in New Zealand were safe after a Magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck near New Zealand's remote Kermadec islands early Friday, following on from two powerful quakes earlier, the country's ambassador there said. <br /> </p>

Filipinos in New Zealand were safe after a Magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck near New Zealand's remote Kermadec islands early Friday, following on from two powerful quakes earlier, the country's ambassador there said.