Friday, 30 April 2021, 10:11 am
Students at Hatea-a-Rangi and Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o
Tokomaru in Tairāwhiti have been the first to take part in
a new roadshow aimed at educating about the risks posed by a
Hikurangi subduction zone earthquake and tsunami.
The
school roadshow developed by East Coast LAB (Life at the
Boundary) and delivered by an educator from the National
Aquarium of New Zealand will visit 10 schools from
Tairāwhiti down to Wellington. The roadshow is funded by
the Earthquake Commission (EQC).
The Hikurangi
subduction zone runs along the boundary where the Pacific
tectonic plate moves beneath (subducts) the Australian