Early days Māori have many accounts of violent earthquakes in the early days of settlement, including one at Rotorua where it was said that a pā (fortified village) was swallowed up and the land became a lake. European settlement From 1840, European settlers began arriving. Over the next century, there were several major earthquakes, including: Hawke’s Bay, […]
Tsunamis – New Zealand’s underrated hazard What are tsunamis? Tsunamis are broad waves in oceans and lakes generated by large disturbances – movements of the sea floor during earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides under or into the ocean, or even meteor impacts. Like the ripples that spread from a stone tossed into a pond, tsunamis consist
Come on a journey with us back to 1944 with this incredible black and white news-reel footage, from the day. NZ Survivor Limited New Zealand’s Choice for WorkplaceCivil Defence and First Aid Equipment. www.nzsurvivor.co.nz
The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Italy. The 24th day of August 1944. Read More »
Tornado struck near midday on 25 August 1948 On 25 August 1948, a tornado ripped through Frankton on the western outskirts of Hamilton shortly before midday. Three people were killed and about 80 injured of which five were admitted to hospital. During the ten minutes it took for the tornado to cut a path 100
The Frankton Tornado, Hamilton, New Zealand. the 25th Day of August 1948 Read More »
The Krakatoa Eruption which is part of the ring of fire, affected the entire world for years. Here are the basic facts and findings I have found, that you might find interesting about this disastrous event in history. Although this eruption started 100 days beforehand, in May 1883, at around 1.06pm on the 26th of
The Krakatoa Eruption. This 26th day of August 1883 Read More »
On 30 August 1903, New Zealand rugby international Joe Warbrick, David McNaughton, and sisters Ruby and Catherine Nicholls were killed after venturing close to the edge of the geyser, having ignored requests from Warbrick’s brother Alfred to return to a safe distance. The four were scalded and then swept away in a sudden violent eruption.
The Rotorua, Waimangu Geyser Tragedy. This 30th Day of August 1903, New Zealand. Read More »
On this day, we remember the 140,000+ people that lost their lives and the families it affected forever. Tokyo-Yokohama earthquake of 1923, also called Great Kanto earthquake. An Earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 that struck the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area near noon on September 1, 1923. The death toll from the temblor was estimated to
The Great Kanto Earthquake. The 1st day of September 1923. Read More »
On this 2nd day, the month of September, the year is 1666. The great fire of London. The people of London who had managed to survive the Great Plague in 1665 must have thought that the year 1666 could only be better, and couldn’t possibly be worse! Poor souls… they could not have imagined the new disaster
The Great Fire of London, The 2nd day of September, 1666 Read More »
In this article, it lists the people who died and on this 8th day of September, we remember them. “Also in the building was the editor of the Otago Witness, Robert WILSON and his family, as his wife owned a shop there. Of the twelve people who lost their lives, the Wilson family of Robert,
On the 11th day of September in 1880 Four children were killed and 13 adults injured when two rail carriages were blown off the tracks by severe winds on a notoriously exposed part of the Remutaka incline railway. (Siberia Curve, as in the picture) The Remutaka incline, completed in 1878, was one of New Zealand’s
The Rimutaka (Remutaka) Rail Tragedy. The 11th day, September 1880. Read More »
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