Northland tsunami alert: how Whangārei Town Basin was affected
12 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Whangārei's Town Basin emptied very quickly during the March 5 tsunami alert.
More than 250 yachts are moored at Whangārei Marina's Town Basin and Kissing Point facilities.
Many are home to international yachties, Covid-19 refugees in New Zealand via ongoing short-term visa extensions.
The Northern Advocate asked what Town Basin boaties thought of Whangārei's tsunami evacuation, putting the same questions to them as they did to central city retailers. The questions were:
1. What was your preparation?
2. What was the evacuation plan?
3. How did you know about needing to evacuate?