Many people died in the 1931 Hawke’s Bay earthquake when they were hit by falling masonry after running outside. Today school children have regular earthquake drills, and are taught to stay inside and use the drop, cover and hold technique.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
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EP/1991/1627-F
Photograph by Mark Coote
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