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The 1929 Murchison earthquake and 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake led to the development of stricter building codes in New Zealand from 1935. [ 3 ] Quite early on, European settlers were faced with the reality of earthquakes in their new home.
This list of natural disasters in New Zealand documents notable natural disasters and epidemics that have occurred in New Zealand since 1843. Of these natural disasters, the 1918 flu pandemic resulted in the highest loss of life with 8,600 deaths in New Zealand. [1] [2]
This is a list of the universities in New Zealand, of which there are eight. As of 2024, all universities are public. All of the universities, with the exception of AUT, are descended from the former University of New Zealand, a collegiate university that existed from 1870 to 1961. In 2021, universities provided tertiary education to over ...
This is a list of hospitals in New Zealand. It includes hospitals certified by the Ministry of Health, such as public hospitals, maternity centres, private surgical centres, psychiatric hospitals and hospices. It does not include facilities which are not certified hospitals, such as accident and emergency centres, general practice clinics ...
List of earthquakes in New Zealand ~ Template:Earthquakes in New Zealand; 0–9. 1835 Auckland earthquake; 1843 Wanganui earthquake; 1848 Marlborough earthquake;
The hospital building, which was earthquake prone, was demolished in 2020. [15] It was in private ownership despite being in the Truby King Historic Area which is on the heritage list held by Heritage New Zealand. [16] The nurses' home was earthquake strengthened and used as housing. [15]
Pages in category "Lists of disasters in New Zealand" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... List of earthquakes in New Zealand; M.
The project was founded by University of Canterbury Professor Paul Millar following the 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. It was inspired by the September 11 Digital Archive project developed by the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University . [ 1 ]