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Kōrero: Historic earthquakes

Famous cows

One of the most famous images from the Kaikōura earthquake was of cows stranded on a tiny patch of grass in the middle of a landslide on a Clarence farm. They were rescued by their owner and their plight was later turned into a children’s book (Moo and Moo and the Little Calf too).

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Eileen McSaveney, Historic earthquakes – Marlborough earthquakes – 2013 and 2016, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/46857/famous-cows (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, i tāngia i te 29 September 2017, updated 1 November 2017.