# Quake Centre Closes Hours Due to Staff Shortages

> New Zealand's quake and tsunami monitoring centre shut for eight hours due to staff cuts, risking disaster readiness.
- Title: Quake Centre Closes Hours Due to Staff Shortages · RNZ
- Summary: New Zealand's quake and tsunami monitoring centre shut for eight hours due to staff cuts, risking disaster readiness. New Zealand's geohazard monitoring…
- Keywords: breaking, national geohazards monitoring centre, public service association, government funding cuts, earthquake monitoring, tsunami monitoring, staff shortages, new zealand, politics, news, Quake, Centre
- Source: RNZ — https://rnz.co.nz/news/political/1827032/quake-and-tsunami-monitoring-centre-closed-for-hours-due-to-staff-shortages
- Author: RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
- Published: 2026-10-10T00:49:12+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: breaking, national geohazards monitoring centre, public service association, government funding cuts, earthquake monitoring, tsunami monitoring, staff shortages, new zealand, politics, news
## Geohazard Centre Closed
New Zealand's quake and tsunami monitoring centre closed for eight hours on Friday from 2pm to 10pm due to staff shortages.
## Staff Shortages Cause Closure
Earth Sciences New Zealand confirmed the temporary closure, warning some products and services could be delayed until the centre reopened.
## PSA Blames Funding Cuts
Public Service Association national secretary Fleur Fitzsimons said government funding cuts reduced the centre's funding by $4 million and staffing by 25 percent.
## Critical Service at Risk
Fitzsimons warned the closure was a scandal and national tragedy, stressing geohazard monitoring is critical for New Zealand's disaster response.
## Key takeaway

New Zealand's geohazard monitoring centre closed for eight hours on Friday due to staff shortages from government funding cuts.