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Warning sign

Several local councils have erected signs in coastal areas warning of the tsunami hazard, and advising people to go to high ground if they feel an earthquake.

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Willem de Lange and Eileen McSaveney, Tsunamis – Living with tsunami hazards, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/6239/warning-sign (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Willem de Lange and Eileen McSaveney, published 2 March 2009.