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New Zealand's worst rail disaster was the Tangiwai disaster on Christmas Eve 1953 which claimed 151 lives. An express steam train travelling from Wellington to Auckland plunged from a bridge that had been damaged by a lahar into the Whangaehu River.
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What is New zealands largest beetle?
The Huhu beetle.
What is New Zealands largest man-made forest?
kaingaroa
One of new zealands largest trees?
is the kowhai tree
What is new zealands largest man made lake?
Lake Rotorangi
What is New Zealands largest caldera?
Lake Taupo, in the middle of the north island.
What is one of New Zealands largest native trees that starts with k?
The Kahakitea Tree
What is the name of New Zealands largest Kauri?
Thought to be Tāne Mahuta in New Zealands Northland. It is thought to be 1500-2500 years old and has a 14 meter circumference.
Which new zealand city is know as city of sail?
Auckland - also new zealands largest city, is called the city of sails.
What is the name of new zealands largest city where the earthquake struck?
Christchurch. See geonet.org.nz for detailed information.
One of new zealands largest native tree?
The kauri an evergreen native to New Zealand is the largest tree on the isle. The largest specimen is named Tane Mahuta located in Waipahu forest.
What was the largest flood in New Zealand?
Given that the Clutha River has the largest flow of any NZ river, it is not surprising that this has also caused some of the largest floods. There were several devastating floods in the last quarter of the 1800s, but even today, Lakes Wakatipu and Wanaka rise sufficiently to inundate the business districts of those towns.
What is the name of New Zealands third largest island?
Rakiura or Stewart Island.
