5 Mar 2021

Kura O Te Teko responds to the tsunami warning in Whakatane

From Lately, 10:17 pm on 5 March 2021
Kiri Henry is Tumuako at Te Kura O Te Teko Kia Manawanui in Whakatane

Kiri Henry is Tumuako at Te Kura O Te Teko Kia Manawanui in Whakatane Photo: Riley Kennedy RNZ

This morning's tsunami warnings saw thousands of residents in Northland, Bay of Plenty and the East Coast evacuated from their homes, schools and places of work to get to higher ground and wait for the large waves to pass. Karyn speaks with Kiri Henry who is the principal of Kura o Te Teko Kia Manawanui in Whakatane.