Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The earthquake generated New Zealand's largest historical locally generated tsunami, with a maximum run-up of 10–11 m (33–36 ft). [25] [26] New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research created an animated tsunami simulation model based on the 1855 Wairarapa event, which was screened on the television tele-drama ...
Living on shaky ground: The science and story behind New Zealand's earthquakes. Auckland: Random House (New Zealand). ISBN 978-1-77553-688-8. Michael Upchurch (2021). "He Iwi Rū | Quake Nation: effective interactive data visualisation in the museum". Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. 32. Te Papa: 135– 151.
23 January: The 1855 Wairarapa earthquake causes extensive damage but few deaths. The quake, estimated at magnitude 8.2, raises parts of the Wellington harbour foreshore by as much as 6 metres. [3] It is the strongest known New Zealand earthquake since European settlement. [4]
185 empty chairs, also known as 185 white chairs or 185 empty white chairs or simply as 185 chairs, was an unofficial memorial for the 185 individuals who died in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Envisaged as a short-term installation made from chairs painted white, it became a major tourist attraction in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Riccarton House is an historic building in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is part of the Riccarton estate, the first area in Christchurch lived in by British settlers, after which the suburb of Riccarton is named. The house was commissioned by Jane Deans, the widow of Canterbury pioneer John Deans, and finished in 1856. It was twice extended ...
Pages in category "Earthquakes in New Zealand" ... 1855 Wairarapa earthquake; 1863 Hawke's Bay earthquake; 1869 Christchurch earthquake;
Christchurch earthquake may refer to a number of earthquakes that affected Christchurch, New Zealand. ... 1855 Wairarapa earthquake on 23 January 1855;
The Godley Statue is a bronze statue situated in Cathedral Square in Christchurch, New Zealand. It commemorates the "Founder of Canterbury" John Robert Godley. It was the first statue portraying a person in New Zealand. The statue fell off its plinth in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake and time capsules were discovered inside the ...