Kōrero: Tsunamis

Ki mua

Remains of Pouawa bridge (2 o 2)

Whai muri

The Gisborne tsunami of 26 March 1947 swept away the Pouawa bridge. The decking was later found about 800 metres upstream.

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Tairawhiti Museum, Te Whare Taonga O Te Tairawhiti

Permission of Tairawhiti Museum, PO Box 716, Gisborne, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Source: Auckland Weekly News, 2 April 1947

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Turihaua Point, 1947

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Tatapōuri Hotel

Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Eileen McSaveney, 'Tsunamis - 20th-century and recent tsunamis', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/6232/remains-of-pouawa-bridge (accessed 2 December 2023)

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006, reviewed & revised 17 Feb 2017

Tukunga

I was just on 12 when the

Bob Burgess (not verified)
13 March 2021

I was just on 12 when the tsunami happened and don't remember the earthquake at all but did see the aftermath when my father took the family for a drive as far as the Pouawa bridge site a day or so later. I believe that fish were being picked up from the maize paddocks at Murawai after the event. There was a story that a coastal shipping vessel tied up alongside in the inner harbour was in danger of falling over onto the wharf due to the harbour surge. I have no idea if that is true or not.

Thanks for the article. As a

J.H. (not verified)
11 December 2015

Thanks for the article. As a child I had often heard about the tsunamai, or tidal wave as it was called in those days, at Turihaua. The family were friends of Fred & Mrs. Hall, so it was great, albeit a ghastly experience, to read and see some pictures after the event.

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Kōrero: Tsunamis

Remains of Pouawa bridge (2 o 2)

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Kōrero: Tsunamis

Remains of Pouawa bridge (2 o 2)

Tiritiria tēnei tūemi

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