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Kōrero: Historic volcanic activity

An eye-witness account of the Tangiwai disaster

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This view of Whangaehu River bed after the flood had subsided shows the engine and one of the carriages covered in mud. Download the PDF to read Joan Karam's description of the terror of being in one of the carriages that plunged into the river, and how she escaped.

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Eileen McSaveney, Carol Stewart rāua ko Graham Leonard, Historic volcanic activity – Ruapehu and the Tangiwai disaster, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/document/6874/an-eye-witness-account-of-the-tangiwai-disaster (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, Carol Stewart rāua ko Graham Leonard, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.

Comments

Chalsea
14 September 2021
This is amazing do you know who the farmer was that warned the train driver?