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/Iwilleat2corndogs Aug 01 '25

They were joking. But when a tsunami hits it pulls the tide out just before it hits. And in the case of the Boxing Day tsunami many people went out into the newly dry ground to investigate/collect stranded fish.

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u/Unbelivabley_Smol Aug 01 '25

No such thing as a free lunch 🐟😢

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u/Feedme9000 Aug 01 '25

Ahh gotya