Tsunami Estimated Inundation Area 1960 - Whitianga

Purpose: This data has been published to support the Waikato Regional Hazards Portal. This data is part of the Coastal Hazards theme. Statement: The layer was produced as part of WRC Technical Report 2014/65, "Inundation of Whitianga town during the 1960 Chilean tsunami". This report used a combination of both qualitative and quantitative approaches to determining inundation levels, including a review of existing historical written and verbal reports, on-site interviews with local eyewitnesses, a survey of a cliff-side marker of maximum inundation level and recent numerical modelling. The data is displayed as polygon data. This data is the ESTIMATED extent only, thus should be considered as such. Please refer to WRC Technical Report 2014/65, "Inundation of Whitianga town during the 1960 Chilean tsunami" for the full methodology used to estimate the inundation extent. Intended Use Scale: Data should not be used at scales greater than 1:5,000. WRC Natural Hazard Information Hierarchy: 3. Regional scale Information that is suitable to be used for the Regional Policy Statement, or regional scale studies/projects, or as an initial indicator of where further investigation may be required. This information is NOT suitable for use at property scale, or for: • district planning • property specific risk assessments • resource or building consents • decisions that concern personal or public safety • the conduct of commercial business • insurance purposes Waikato Regional Council recommends further investigation and using other applicable natural hazard data, if available, for property specific purposes. The information is generally based on previous events or historic mapping/aerial imagery or LiDAR. Users should make sure they are using the most appropriate natural hazards data available. Data held by other organisations may be better suited for property scale use or may be more up to date. Before using any of the Waikato Regional Council natural hazard data at property scale or for subdivision development purposes please contact the Waikato Regional Council Regional Resilience team for guidance. Note that further information on resource consenting is available here. Data Use Limits: This data is the ESTIMATED extent only, thus should be considered as such. Please refer to WRC Technical Report 2014/65, "Inundation of Whitianga town during the 1960 Chilean tsunami" (available on the WRC website) for the full methodology used to estimate the inundation extent. Data Specific Disclaimers: The presence of a hazard zone on this map does not guarantee the existence of such a hazard, nor does the lack of information preclude the existence of a hazard or risk. Waikato Regional Council, while providing the information in good faith, accepts no responsibility for any loss, damage, injury, or loss in value of any person, property, service or otherwise resulting from hazards or knowledge of hazards in the Waikato Region. While Waikato Regional Council has exercised all reasonable skill and care in controlling the contents of this information, Waikato Regional Council accepts no liability in contract, tort or otherwise howsoever, for any loss, damage, injury or expense (whether direct, indirect or consequential) arising out of the provision of this information or its use by you. WRC Metadata: See full metadata by searching for HAZARD.sdeadmin.HAZ_1960_TSUNAMI_WHITIANGA under HAZARDS - Regional Hazards Portal - GIS Layers Terms of Use: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Should users wish to distribute or publish derivatives or modified versions of this data then they must seek a data use agreement through WRC first. See the Waikato Regional Hazards Portal Terms of use here Waikato Regional Hazards Portal - Terms of use | Waikato Regional Council.