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Tatapōuri Hotel

Tatapōuri Hotel

Tatapōuri Hotel

The tsunami of 26 March 1947 flooded the Tatapōuri Hotel, north of Gisborne, up to the window sills. Minutes later the receding tide sucked small outbuildings out to sea.

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Tairawhiti Museum, Te Whare Taonga o Te Tairawhiti, Gisborne
Reference: 811-10

Permission of Tairawhiti Museum, P O Box 716, Gisborne, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.




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