Northland tsunami alert: How the region s response went and what can be done better
12 Mar, 2021 05:00 PM
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An aerial shot shows the surge from last Friday s tsunami alert going into Tutukaka. Photo / Supplied
An aerial shot shows the surge from last Friday s tsunami alert going into Tutukaka. Photo / Supplied
Susan Botting is the Local Democracy Reporter for Northlandsusan.botting@northernadvocate.co.nz
Just over a week on from last Friday s tsunami evacuation alert for Northland, Susan Botting took a comprehensive look at how we handled it and what we can do better.
Northland s regional tsunami evacuation on March 5 was the biggest in New Zealand with tens of thousands shifting to higher ground along 3200 kilometres of coastline.