5 natural disasters

Answer 1

New Zealand's most deadly natural disaster was the 1931 Hawkes Bay earthquake, which killed 256 people. To find out more on this topic, Christchurch City Libraries website has some great info.

Answer 2

; 1846 Taupo landslide : On 7 May a massive landslide on the shores of Lake Taupo overwhelmed the Maori village of Te Rapa, killing around 60 people, including Ngati Tuwharetoa leader Mananui Te Heuheu Tukino II. Find out more. ; 1855 Wairarapa earthquake : On 23 January an earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale struck the lower North Island. It killed between five and nine people in Wellington, Manawatu and Wairarapa and radically altered the landscape of the Wellington region. Find out more on Te Ara. ; 1863 HMS Orpheus shipwreck : On 7 February the Royal Navy steam corvette HMS Orpheus, carrying British troops, foundered at the entrance to Auckland's Manukau Harbour. Of the 259 men on board, 189 died in the worst maritime disaster in New Zealand waters.Find out more about the Orpheus disaster ; 1865 Fiery Star shipwreck : On 11 May the sailing ship Fiery Star caught fire and sank south of Cuvier Island, off the Coromandel Peninsula, with the loss of 79 lives. Find out more on Te Ara. ; 1865 City of Dunedin shipwreck : Leaving Wellington on 20 May, the paddle steamer City of Dunedin and its 39 passengers and crew disappeared without trace. The ship is presumed to have foundered in Cook Strait. ; 1866 General Grant shipwreck : On 14 May the sailing ship General Grant was wrecked in the Auckland Islands, south of New Zealand, with the loss of (ultimately) 73 lives. Ten survivors were finally rescued 18 months later. Find out more on Te Ara. ; 1868 Great storm : On 3/4 February a violent storm swept across much of the country, wrecking 12 ships - including the Star of Tasmania and Water Nymph at Oamaru - and causing flash floods. At least 25 lives were lost.

; 1874 Cospatrick shipwreck : On the night of 17/18 November the emigrant ship Cospatrick, sailing from England to Auckland, was destroyed by fire off the Cape of Good Hope. Of the 473 people on board, only three survived. Although this tragedy occurred thousands of kilometres from New Zealand, the burning of the Cospatrick could be considered New Zealand's worst civilian disaster. Find out more. ; 1879 Kaitangata mine accident : On 21 February, 34 miners were killed in an explosion at the Kaitangata coal mine in Otago. Read more.

; 1881 Tararua shipwreck : On 29 April the steamer Tararua was wrecked off Waipapa Point, Southland. Of the 151 passengers and crew on board, 131 were lost in the worst civilian shipwreck in New Zealand waters. Find out more on Te Ara. ; 1886 Taiaroa shipwreck : On 11 April the steamer Taiaroa struck rocks near the mouth of the Clarence River, north of Kaikoura, and sank with the loss of 34 lives. ; 1886 Tarawera eruption : On 10 June the volcanic Mount Tarawera, south-east of Rotorua, erupted spectacularly, killing perhaps 120 people and destroying the famed Pink and White Terraces on Lake Rotomahana. Find out more on this site, Te Ara and The story of Tarawera. ; 1894 Wairarapa shipwreck : On 29 October, in a heavy fog, the liner Wairarapa steamed into cliffs on Great Barrier Island, with the loss of 121 of its 235 passengers and crew. ; 1896 Brunner mine accident : On 26 March an explosion at Brunner, West Coast, killed 65 coal miners in New Zealand's worst mining disaster. Find out about this and other mining accidents on Te Ara. ; 1902 Loch Longshipwreck : In late May the three-masted sailing ship the Loch Long was wrecked off the Chatham Islands, with the loss of 24 lives. Find out more ; 1902 Elingamiteshipwreck : On 9 November the steamer Elingamite was wrecked on the Three Kings Islands, north of Cape Reinga, with the loss of 45 lives. Find out more on Te Ara. ; 1909 Penguinshipwreck : On 12 February the Cook Strait ferry Penguinstruck rocks off Cape Terawhiti and sank with the loss of 72 lives. Find out more. : 1914 Huntly mine accident

: On 12 September 43 coal miners were killed in an explosion at Ralph's Mine, Waikato. ; 1923 Ongarue railway accident : On 6 July the North Island main trunk express slammed into a huge landslide at Ongarue, north of Taumarunui. With 17 deaths, this was the first major loss of life on New Zealand's railways. Read more.

; 1929 Murchison earthquake : On 17 June an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck the north of the South Island, killing 17 people. The shock was felt throughout New Zealand but centred on the Murchison area, where it caused massive landslides.Find out more on Te Ara. ; 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake : On 3 February New Zealand's deadliest earthquake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, devastated the cities of Napier and Hastings. The official death toll was 256, but 258 is likely to be a more accurate figure. Find out more on Te Ara. ; 1938 Kopuawhara flood : On 19 February a flash flood swept away a Public Works railway construction camp at Kopuawhara on the East Coast, killing 21 workers. Find out more. ; 1942 Seacliff Mental Hospital fire : On 9 December a fire at Seacliff Mental Hospital, north of Dunedin, killed 37 of the 39 female patients in Ward 5. Find out more.

; 1943 Hyde railway accident : On 4 June the Cromwell-Dunedin express derailed near Hyde, central Otago, with the loss of 21 lives. Find out more ; 1947 Ballantyne's fire: On 18 November 41 people were killed in New Zealand's deadliest fire, in the Ballantyne's Department Store in Christchurch. Find out more. ; 1948 Mount Ruapehu air crash : On 23 October a Lockheed Electra airliner crashed near Mount Ruapehu, with the loss of all 13 passengers and crew. Find out more. ; 1949 Waikanae air crash : On 18 March a Lockheed Lodestar airliner crashed near Waikanae on the Kapiti Coast. All 15 passengers and crew were killed. Find out more from Te Ara. ; 1950 Ranuishipwreck

: On 28 December the passenger launch Ranui, returning from a holiday trip to Mayor Island, was wrecked on North Rock, Mount Maunganui. Of the 23 people on board, only one survived. ; 1953 Tangiwai railway accident : On 24 December a North Island main trunk express plunged off the Tangiwai bridge into the Whangaehu River. The bridge had been fatally weakened by a lahar from Mount Ruapehu's crater lake. Of the 285 people on board, 151 were killed. This is New Zealand's worst rail disaster. See Tangiwai disaster for more information. ; 1959 Holmglenshipwreck : On 24 November the coaster Holmglenfoundered north of Oamaru. All 15 crew were lost. Find out more. : On 7 February a charter bus crashed off the road in the Brynderwyn range, Northland. Of the 35 passengers on board, 15 were killed. ; 1963 Kaimai air crash : On 3 July a DC-3 airliner crashed in the Kaimai Range, Bay of Plenty. All 23 passengers and crew were killed in what remains the worst air crash within New Zealand. Find out more. ; 1966 Kaitawa shipwreck : On 23 May near Cape Reinga the collier Kaitawa was lost with all 29 hands. ; 1967 Strongman mine accident : On 19 January an explosion at the Strongman coal mine, near Greymouth, killed 19 miners. ; 1968 Wahine shipwreck : On 10 April the Lyttelton-Wellington ferry Wahine struck Barrett Reef at the entrance to Wellington Harbour in atrocious conditions caused by tropical cyclone Giselle. Of the 734 passengers and crew on board, 51 died (a 52nd victim died several weeks later, and a 53nd in 1990). See Wahine disaster for more information. ; 1968 Inangahua earthquake : On 24 May an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck the Inangahua area on the West Coast. Three people were killed. ; 1979 Mount Erebus air crash : On 28 November an Air New Zealand DC-10 airliner, on a sightseeing flight to Antarctica, crashed into Mount Erebus. All 257 passengers and crew were killed in New Zealand's worst air disaster. See Mt Erebus disaster and the related entry on Te Ara for more information. ; 1995 Cave Creek disaster : On 28 April a Department of Conservation viewing platform built over a cliff at Cave Creek in the West Coast's Paparoa National Park collapsed, killing 14 people.

Answer 3

1. Hurricanes - rotating storms with strong winds and heavy rainfall.
2. Earthquakes - sudden shaking of the ground caused by movements in Earth's crust.
3. Wildfires - uncontrolled fires in forests or grasslands, often fueled by dry conditions.
4. Tornadoes - rotating columns of air extending from thunderstorms to the ground.
5. Volcanic eruptions - release of molten rock, ash, and gases from beneath the Earth's surface.

Answer 4

5 natural disasters: Tsunamis Earthquakes Volcanic Erruptions Tornadoes Landslides

Answer 5

hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tornadoes are 5 natural disasters.

Answer 6

There are many natural disasters, some are: Tornado, Hurricane, Volcanic Eruption, Tsunami, Avalanche, Flood, Earthquake.

Answer 7

cyclones,floods,droughts,tornadoes,hurricanes and tsunamies

Answer 8

What natural Disaster can occur in new zeal and