Northland tsunami alert: Watch - Tutukaka marina surge not the biggest
5 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Footage shows tsunami waves hitting New Zealand. Video / Claudia Maaka / Waiapu Civil Defence / Gina Pewhairangi / Dean Purcell
Footage shows tsunami waves hitting New Zealand. Video / Claudia Maaka / Waiapu Civil Defence / Gina Pewhairangi / Dean Purcell
The spectacular scenes of tsunami-caused surges pushing into the Tutukaka marina yesterday were not the biggest the area has seen, according to one long-time local.
Wave surges hit parts of the New Zealand coast early yesterday as thousands of people were evacuated from homes, schools and workplaces after fears of tsunami activity following an 8.1-magnitude earthquake in the Kermadec Islands.