This 2006 news item describes the timeline for a tsunami warning exercise at the National Crisis Management Centre. The event was held after criticisms of inadequate communication following an earthquake in Tonga in May. Fears that a destructive tsunami would reach New Zealand led many people to flee their homes, unaware that the original warning had been downscaled.
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