New Zealand Disasters in History By niamhlikesbread Jun 10, 1886 Mt Tarawera eruption 1886 Mt Tarawera eruption- 120 deaths Sep 10, 1914 Landslide at White island 1914 Landslide at White island- 10 miners dead Apr 25, 1915 Battle At Gallipoli 1915 Battle At Gallipoli- 130,000 male deaths Nov 23, 1918 Influenza Epidemic Spanish flu- 19,000 deaths in nz Feb 3, 1931 Napier Earthquake Napier Earthquake- 256 deaths