White Island Eruption!

 Predictions-

What do I think I know about this disaster?

All I know about it was in the early afternoon sending a plume of ash! 

What do I think I will find about this?

More intresting facts about it and also on how it happened!

                                                Task 2 read & research -

1. What is the name of the cruise ship that guests to visit Whakaari/White island?

The cruise ship was called " Ovation of the seas "

2. Why does Whakaari/White Island have two names?

Captian Cook named it White island, while the local iwi called her Te Puia o Whakaari, their angry ancestor, so the official name is Whakaari/White island.

3. What time on December 9th did the volcano erupt?

It happened at 2 :11 PM

4. How many people lost their lives in the erupt?

22 people died from the eruption

5. Why was a rahui placed on the island?

A rahui was placed on the island and sea, as it was considered to be a grave.

6. What is an example of heroism from this passage?

Pilots flew three helicopters to the still-erupting island. They were able to airlift critically injured survivors direclty to Whakatane Hospital. 

Last thing once again is venngage! Here it is!!

This is my last one about all these disasters! I hope you liked and learnt new things about it! Have a great day! See ya!!

The Christchurch Earthquake

Predictions-

What do I think I know about this disaster?

All I know is that it happend in 2011! But i'm sure I'll find more stuff about it!

What do I think I will find out about this disaster?

I think I will find some intresting things that happended in the disaster!

                                                  Task 2 - Read and Research                                             

1. Why do you think there was no loss of life in the September earthquake?

People got into a safe place before the earthquake

2. How mant people were injured in the February Earthquake 

at least 46 people were reported injured. 

3. Explain liquefaction in your own words

Something that is procressing a thing, espisically a gas or liqud

4. How many people died when the CTV building collapsed

 115 people died when the CTV building collapsed.

5. List three words that are synoyms of the word 'huge'

Colossal, Enormous, Monstrous

Video one 

The video is blocked sadly sorry! :(

Video two

This video is also blocked sorry!

                         The last thing we had to do again is a venngage! :)

                                                                  

Hope you all liked my new post!  I learnt a lot of new things! I hope you all know a lot about it now. Have a great day! :D

The Pike River Mine Explosion.

 Predictions-

What do I think I know about this disaster?

I think there was a explosion ripped through the remote Pike River Mine. Thats all I know so far!

What do I think I will know about this disaster? 

I think i'll just find some intresing facts! 

                                                                   Task 2 - Read and research                                                      

1. Where is the pike River mine?

Pike river is near a place called Moonlight Tops hut. But pike river mine is loacted in the Paparoa Range on the West coast of the South island. 

2. When did mining at the Pike River mine begin?

At 3:44 PM on November 19th 2010.

3. How many men were inside the mine when the explosion occurred?

31 miners were deep underground when there was a massive methane explosion.

4. How many men escaped?

Only two named Daniel Rockhouse and Russell Smith survived, stumbling up from two kilometres underground.

5. Why were robots sent into the mine?

So for the robots to look for more survivors but they couldn't get far.

6. What decision did Jacinda Ardern make and announce in 2019?

Jacinda Ardern ( Prime Minister ) promised to unseal and re-enter the mine, and send in a team to see what they could find.

I couldn't find any intresting facts sorry but I you like you can always find out about the pike river mine in these two videos!

Video one 

Video two

Last but not least we always have to do a venngage or canva/picto chart! But I did venngage because i'm more used to using it! Once again we had to do facts on venngage and how it happened (etc) or you could create a timeline!

Anyways here is mine! :)

The Erebus Plane Crash.

 Predictions- 

What do I think I know about this disaster? 

All I know is that it occurred on November 28th 1979! And apprently there were no surviors!  

What do I think I will find about this disaster?

I wanna know how it happened because I don't actually know! 

Task 2- Read and rescearch

1. Where was the Flight 901 heading, and where was it planning to land?

Air New Zealand Flight 901 left auckland for a trip to Antractica. They were to fly over several islands, see McMurdo Staion and Scott base, and land in Christchurch after covering over 8,600 kilometres and flying for 11 hours.

2. What were the names of the pilot and co-pilot of flight 901?

Caption Jim Collins and co-pilot First officer Greg Cassin.

3. Why did the pilot ask to descend to 450 metres?

At 12:45 PM, the caption gained permission to descend to 450 metres, so his passengers could have a better view of the surroundings.

4. What reasons are given in the passage for why the crash occurred?

After an hour of radio silence, search planes were sent out but the wreckage wasn't spotted until after midnight. 

5. What time did the crash occurr?  

It happened at 12:49 PM.

Video one

Notes-

- Air New Zealand flight 901 crashed into mount erebus on ross island Antartica on November 28th 1979

- A mcdonnell douglas dc-10 carrying 257 passengers and crew dissapeared whilst on a sightseeing trip to the southern icy continent

- The aftermath of the crash was steeped in controversy and suspected corruption 

- The event on occasion is still talked about to this day 

- The continent of antartica is a vast icy dessert 

- Air New Zealand themselfs had said that the minimum altutide here was six thousand feet  

- The white of the ground and the white of the sky can blend causing spatial disorientation to pilots

Video two

This video is blocked for me so I couldn't find any notes from this sorry!

Last thing we had to do again was a venngage of the disaster! 

Here is mine! :) 

Hope you all enjoyed my post! Is there anything you know about this disaster that I didn't say? Other than that have a nice day! :)

The Wahine.

Predictions-

What do I think I know about this disaster?

All I know for know is that the interisland ferry wahine struck the Barrett Reef in Welligton Harbour and overturned! How scary would that be!

What do I think I will find out about this disaster? 

I think I will find out good infomation like about on how the boat sank because I don't actually know on how the whole thing worked! 

                                                              Task 2 - Read and Reasearch

                                                                                                                                                                               1. What weather condtions casued the Wahine disaster?

The boat was casued by a fierce storm stirred by Tropical Cyclone Giselle.

2. Where was the Wahine travelling?

The Wahine began transporting for day and overnight trips between New Zealand's inter-island route between the ports of Welligton and Lyttelon in 1966.

3. How many lifeboats were able to reach land?

At 1:30 PM the abandon ship order was given but only four lifeboats could be launched, one of the lifeboats was immediatley sinking. So only three lifeboats reached!

4. What were passengers forced to do once the lifeboats were full?

When the three lifeboats reached to land the rest of the passngers were forced to jump into the sea and swim to shore. 

5. Why were rescuers unable to get to the shore?   

The rescue teams couldn't get through slips that blocked the roads so some people died on the shore. 

6. How many people died in the Wahine Disaster?

 A total of 51 people did die on board. 

Notes- 

Video one:

-566 passngers and 110 crew were safe

- Fourty six bodies have been found and only six were missing

-  Searching for missing bodies is to continue for the next two days at least, and mountian clubs have been asked to help tomorrow and on Saturday and possibly Sunday to!

- The ship was carrying 68 cars and 25 tons of general cargo and had 144 mail aboard 

- Skin divers went out to the wreck today to have a good look at the ship and they have found that there's no sign of surviors aboard the Wahine

- 106 people were orignally sent to hospital but many have been discharged, one small boy is in a serious condition.

Video two: 

This video is actually blocked for me so I can't find any notes for this video sorry! 

Venngage 

The last thing we do is a venngage about the what happened and some facts about it or you could do a timeline about it!

Here is mine! :)

 

Hope you all liked my post! What's something you found intresing about the Wahine disaster! I hope you all have a good day!! :)

The Tangiwai Rail Disaster!

 Predictions- 

What do I think I know about this disaster?

I know that it happened cause of the tragic volcanic lahar from the Mt Ruapehu crater lake. I also know that it happened in Dec 23th 1953.

What do I think I will find out about this disaster? 

I don't know yet but I think I will found out some good infomation!

Task 2 - Read and Research 

 How many people were on board on the train?

1. There were 285 people on the train! ( and 151 people died!)

 Where did the lahar begin?

2. The lahar began at Mt Ruapehu crater lake.

When did the Tangwai Railway Disaster take place?

3.  Dec 24th, 1953.

How did the train driver know to put on his emergency brakes?

4.  He saw a man waving with a torch warning him to stop.

Why did the Queen give out medals?

5.  She gave medals to 4 people showing their bravery.

What was the installed after the Tangiwai Railway Disaster?

6.  They installed an early waring system on the Whangaehu.

Notes-

Our class didn't take any notes this week so I will just put the videos on so you guys can watch! :)

Video 1:

Video: 2 

Video 3: 

Thanks for checking my new post! Do you know anything else intresting about the Tangiwai

Railway Disaster that I didn't say in my post! If you do please let me know! Hope you all have a good day! Bye :D

The Napier Earthquake

Predictions- 

What do I think I know about this disaster?

at least 256 people died in the magnitude 7.8. The earthquake was on 1931. New Zealand's deadliest earthquake devastated the cities of Napier and Hastings, Hawke Bay.

What do I think I will find out about this disaster  

I think I will find out something interesting and new!`    

1. at 10:47 on Feb 3rd, 1931 

2. The official death toll was 256. 161 in Napier, 93 in Hastings and 2 in Wairoa

  3. In the botanical gardens and the racecourse in Napier 

4. They were able to rebuild the houses in art Deco style, making it a tourist attraction

5. 2 and a half minutes.

6. Children were sent around NZ because there were no schools for them to go to and no houses for them to live in. Also, it wasn't safe with all the aftershocks.

Notes:

- The veronica bell rings for 2 and a half minutes, the length of the quake

- The HMS Veronica helped the people in the city

- House chimneys fell down, people had to live in tents.

- Cracks in the road and the railroad twisted. - after the quake  

- 256 people were killed! 

- There was a quake followed on with the fire 

- cruises from Auckland had doctors on board to help 

- 6% were taken out of the city

- The water supplies were damaged

- The railway to Wellington were going two days after

- The navy helped clean up after - demolished buildings, supplied food and 

water  

- The nurse home collapsed and many night nurses were killed    

- 1% of population died!

The Ballantynes Fire.

Predictions: 

What do I think I know about this disaster?

I know it happened on 18th November, 1947. I have been to ballantynes before so I defentinly know it happened in Chrischuch.

What do I think I will find out about this disaster?

I think I will find out facts about like if people died because I don't really know what happened that much I only know when it happened so I think i'll find really good facts!

 

Task 2  - Read & Resrearch 

 1. People were severed by waitresses in aprons and caps, expensive clothes were sold and ladies wore hats and gloves. It was a designer store. 

2. Christchurch 

3. November 18th, 1947 at 3.46pm.

4. They had no smoke alarms or evacution plans. The downstairs workers thought it was just a small cellar fire so didn't tell the people upstairs.

5. 41 workers died in the fire Two people jumped from the verandah and were unconcious but recoverd

6. Fire drills and fire alarms.

Video 

Video 2

Notes -

- 46 persons missing in additon to those dead

- worst fire in NZ history 

- Army and airforce helped the fireman, navy helped with the control of the crowd

- they pumped water for 24 hours from 36 hoses

- They had 25 mins before the first flames were scene.

- This resorce wasnt useful because it was to long and the audio wasnt clear and hard to hear.