http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/category/tid/1707
From New Zealand History Online. Includes a timeline of New Zealand disasters as well as detailed information on the Tangiwai, Wahine and Erebus disasters, and the 1918 influenza epidemic. Media galleries on these four major disasters include images, video and sound. Most suitable for secondary level, although the media galleries include resources that will be useful for younger students.
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/natural-hazards-and-disasters
From Te Ara, the online encyclopedia of New Zealand. Links to information about floods, landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. Highlights include images, video clips and audio clips, as well as personal stories of New Zealanders' experiences of disasters. Most suitable for intermediate/secondary level.
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/coal-and-coal-mining/7
Also from Te Ara. Information about the major tragedies in the history of mining in New Zealand. Most suitable for intermediate/secondary level.
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/sea-and-air-transport
More from Te Ara. Information about air crashes (including Erebus) and shipwrecks (including the Wahine). Most suitable for intermediate/secondary level.
A wonderful visual resource from the Ministry of Civil Defence Photo Library: photographs of floods, earthquakes, extreme weather, landslides, tsunami and volcanic lahars. Useful for all levels.
http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/kids/nzdisasters
Christchurch City Libraries' disasters resource, with information at an easy reading level about most of New Zealand's well known disasters. Information about each disaster can be accessed in a number of ways including a clickable map of New Zealand, timeline, alphabetical list of disasters, or disaster categories: floods, earthquakes etc. Most suitable for primary/intermediate level.
http://www.pukeariki.com/en/stories/disasters
Puke Ariki's stories of disasters from the Taranaki region features a surprising range of events, including the Great Fire of Hawera, and wreck of the Lizzie Bell. Most suitable for intermediate/secondary level.
