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Natural hazards videos
Day 1
Matauranga Maori - Natural Hazards in Waiariki
Pouroto Ngaropo shares with us the creation story as is relates to the forces of nature. He also speaks of the merging of Mātauranga Māori with modern science as a way to safeguard the future of our communities and help us prepare for natural hazard emergencies.
Tsunami Science
We talk with Graham at one of the many Pāpāmoa Beach access points about tsunami. The conversation covers what a tsunami is, what causes them, what their potential impacts are, and what their source of origin means for us here in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Tsunami Safe Zones
Up in the Pāpāmoa Hills Regional Park it feels like a good place to go in the event of a tsunami. Knowing your tsunami safe zone is an important part of preparing for the impacts of a tsunami. Do you know where the tsunami evacuation zones are where you live?
When To Evacuate
At Gordon Spratt Reserve in Pāpāmoa, there is an earth mound made specifically for the purpose of “getting gone if it’s long or strong”. It is a good place to watch sports events on the nearby fields. But it is also a good place to go if you are nearby the coast and feel a long or strong earthquake.
Day 2
What Causes Earthquakes?
GNS scientist Brad Scott drives us out to Edgecumbe, an area affected by a large earthquake back in 1987. Here, Brad explains the science behind earthquakes and what causes them.
The 1987 Edgecumbe Earthquake
Apart from the Inangahua earthquake of 1968, the Edgecumbe earthquake was the most severe and damaging earthquake to hit New Zealand in 45 years. There were a number of impacts and hazards that resulted from this event. There were also many lessons learned, and a reminder for many the need to be prepared for natural hazard emergencies like earthquakes.
What To Do in an Earthquake
At a place like the Rangitaiki River Mouth on a calm, sunny day, it can be hard to think about preparing for the impacts of natural hazards. But a natural hazard emergency can happen anywhere and at any time. And when it comes to earthquakes, knowing the correct action to take when the shaking starts will improve your chances of injury prevention.
Plan and Get Ready
We know about Drop Cover Hold to help prevent injury in an earthquake. But what other actions can we take to prepare for the impacts of an earthquake?
Day 3
Fix and Fasten
The force of an earthquake can vary, but even small tremors can knock or tips things over in our households. Caz from Bay of Plenty Emergency Management takes us to a few key locations inside a house to point out the importance of fixing and fastening certain household items.
Create a Grab Bag
We have a kōrero with Caz from Bay of Plenty Emergency Management about ‘grab bags’. This emergency item is something you might want to think about putting together and could come in real handy if you find yourself having to evacuate suddenly.
ShakeOut
Be part of the action at Matatā Public School for their ShakeOut earthquake drill and tsunami hikoi. I wonder how your own drill compares with theirs.
Learning from ShakeOut
Andrew talks with some Matatā Public School students after their ShakeOut drill and tsunami hīkoi. He asks how they think the exercise went, quizzes them about the need to practice, and questions the sorts of things to do and not to do during an earthquake drill.
For teachers
Video question sheet - Word (31k) | PDF (217k) | Google Doc to use for each video (based on SOLO Taxonomy).
