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Story: Natural hazards – overview

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Living dangerously

  3. Civil defence – coping with emergencies

  4. Being prepared

  5. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Living dangerously

Snowboarding on a volcano

Snowboarding on a volcano

Cost of natural hazards, 1965–2003

Cost of natural hazards, 1965–2003

Plate boundary

Plate boundary

Napier after the 1931 earthquake

Napier after the 1931 earthquake

Auckland – city of volcanoes

Auckland – city of volcanoes

Wahine capsizing

Wahine capsizing

From page 2 - Civil defence – coping with emergencies

Civil defence emergencies, 1970–99

Civil defence emergencies, 1970–99

Civil Defence training exercise

Civil Defence training exercise

Relief camp – Hawke’s Bay earthquake

Relief camp – Hawke’s Bay earthquake

Relief camp identification card

Relief camp identification card

National Emergency Centre

National Emergency Centre

From page 3 - Being prepared

Stokes Valley flooding

Stokes Valley flooding

Controlling the Hutt River

Controlling the Hutt River (1st of 2)

Hutt River in flood, 1988

Hutt River in flood, 1988 (2nd of 2)

Landslide on saturated ground

Landslide on saturated ground

Minimising earthquake damage

Minimising earthquake damage

Lahar warning system

Lahar warning system (1st of 2)

Lahar warning sign

Lahar warning sign (2nd of 2)

Finding the Wellington Fault

Finding the Wellington Fault

How to cite this page:

Eileen McSaveney and Simon Nathan, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/natural-hazards-overview/media (accessed 2 October 2023)

Story by Eileen McSaveney and Simon Nathan, published 12 Jun 2006

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