Assessing Gisborne's tsunami risk
The tsunami risk for Gisborne is lower than estimated in previous reports but is still up there as one of the most at-risk areas in New Zealand, experts say.
The dunes west of Gisborne city would block a lot of a tsunami but there were city areas with a moderate to
high level of risk, such as along the riverside walkways, the logging terminals, the lower ends of Customhouse and Grey Streets, and the Waikanae campground.
Wainui properties would also be protected by the dunes, but some areas up and around stream outlets had a moderate to high level of risk.
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Posted: 24 May 2016 in the News category