This is a list of New Zealand disasters by death toll, listing major disasters (excluding acts of

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) which occurred in New Zealand and its territories or involved a significant number of New Zealand citizens, in a specific incident, where the loss of life was 10 or more.

100 or more deaths

50 to 99 deaths

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'' File:Mass grave at Stillwater for Brunner Mine disaster victimes.jpg, Burial of victims of the Brunner Mine disaster File:NZ Wahine Salvage.jpg, Salvage operations on the wreck of File:Cape Terawhiti.jpg,

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, where the '' City of Dunedin'' sank File:Christchurch Mosque, New Zealand.jpg, The Al Noor Mosque, where the

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began

10 to 49 deaths

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Ballantyne's fire On Tuesday, 18 November 1947, a fire engulfed Ballantynes department store in central Christchurch, New Zealand. 41 people died; 39 employees and two auditors, who found themselves trapped by the fire, or were overcome by smoke while evacuating ...

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Hyde railway disaster The Hyde railway disaster occurred on 4 June 1943 near the small settlement of Hyde, Otago, New Zealand, on a bend of the Otago Central Railway. At the time, it was New Zealand's worst railway accident; of the 113 passengers on board, 21 were ...

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Auckland Islands The Auckland Islands (Māori: ''Motu Maha'' "Many islands" or ''Maungahuka'' "Snowy mountains") are an archipelago of New Zealand, lying south of the South Island. The main Auckland Island, occupying , is surrounded by smaller Adams Islan ...

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Pandemics and health crises

Significant incidents of New Zealanders being killed overseas

References

External links

New Zealand disasters timeline
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Natural hazards and disasters
Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Shipwrecks
Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of New Zealand Disasters By Death Toll Death toll

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History of New Zealand

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