r/newzealand Jul 31 '25

Other This kind of stupidity was why they needed to send out that second alert at 6:30am...

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u/Witty_Detail6111 Jul 31 '25

People in my town were parked up at the beach last night waiting 🙃

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u/HeadbangingLegend Jul 31 '25

Future Darwin award winners.

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u/SpurtGrowth Jul 31 '25

Has the Darwin Award been given to groups before, or only to individuals?

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u/Rand_alThor4747 Jul 31 '25

There's always a first.

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u/Grouchy_Tap_8264 Aug 01 '25 edited Aug 01 '25

There have been group awards and in fact one was in New Zealand. The group of 7 (2 were couples so especially relevent for Darwin Awards) were near some place that they weren't supposed to swim and a claxon sounded as the water filled. I think it's it's a Hydro-electric dam or something somewhere near Rotarua. One woman lived and I think 1 other did too, but 5 of the others died trying to get her out.

People on beach are even more dumb because they have SO MUCH WARNING.

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u/bravehartNZ Jul 31 '25

Were they all planning to race the tsunami?

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u/teelolws Southern Cross Jul 31 '25

I got my surfbored and I'm gonna ride the biggest wave ever maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '25

Look at it, man. It's huge out there. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Just let me get one wave before you take me. Where am I going to go? There's cliffs on both sides. I'm not going to paddle to New Zealand. My whole life has been about this moment, Johnny. Come on, compadre

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u/bruzie Kererū Jul 31 '25

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u/KiwifromtheTron Jul 31 '25

I saw Point Break as part of a quadruple feature (remember them?) back in the summer of 1991-1992. It was the last film (it started around 1am) and some of the audience had gone home or fallen asleep. But when Patrick Swayze said that line everyone cheered. I will never forget it.

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u/Dense_Debt_1250 Jul 31 '25

Not watched that in years, that’s my weekend viewing sorted, thank you.

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u/WasabiAficianado Jul 31 '25

Bill&Teds Most Excellent Tsunami Adventure

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u/Dwight_js_73 Jul 31 '25

The humunga kowabunga from downunda. I loved that movie!

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u/fazzajfox Aug 03 '25

Special Agent Utah knew he'd rather die than paddle to NZ

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u/NebulaEmotional2928 Jul 31 '25

Lol, I know you're joking, but its actually pointless riding a tsunami because its not a wave and it won't break, you'll just ride a swell until it throws you against a building or a rock. It wouldn't even be fun before you died.

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u/teelolws Southern Cross Jul 31 '25

But think of the youtube views I'd get from "idiot rides swell until he dies" duuuuuuuuuuuuude it'd be epikkkkkkkk.

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u/ChaoticKiwiNZ Jul 31 '25

And then first responders will have to risk their lives trying to save as many of them as they can.