Are New Zealanders worried about natural disasters?

Cyclone Pam devastated Vanuatu in March 2015. New Zealand is precariously situated, jutting skyward between two colossal tectonic plates, slap bang in the middle of a deep ocean, and vulnerable to tsunami, earthquakes, storms, floods, and volcanic activity. A deadly natural disaster is possible. read more

List of volcanoes in New Zealand Lake Taupo, over 600 square kilometer and 186 meters deep, is the water filled hole that was left the last time Taupo erupted, one of two of the largest super eruptions in recent times. read more

This timeline lists New Zealand’s worst post-1840 natural disasters, transport accidents, fires, mining accidents and other tragedies that have caused major loss of life. Follow the links for more information on NZHistory, Te Ara and other sites. read more