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Tsunami warning sign

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Tsunami warning sign

Awareness of the risk of tsunamis following a major earthquake led in the 2000s to the erection of warning signs on beaches, such as this one at Castlepoint in Wairarapa.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Civil defence – Civil defence in the 21st century, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/36065/tsunami-warning-sign (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 11 April 2012, updated 1 May 2020.