Just over 30 years after the eruption of Mt Ruapehu sent ash high into the sky, Chronicle reporter Fin Ocheduszko Brown speaks to witnesses about their experie…
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yeah nah i remember this. ash all over my car, took ages to clean. classic nz.
get stuffed. it's a fluff piece.
yeah nah that's fair. still a good read imo.
great, another '30 years on' piece. bet the newsroom just needed something to fill space. ffs.
lol cope. it's a decent retrospective actually.
i was like 10 when this happened. remember school getting cancelled and my dad going nuts cos the farm was covered. wild times.
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same here. my mum kept all the ash in a jar. weird but kinda sweet.
still remember the sky going dark at midday. absolutely surreal. kudos to the people who stayed and helped each other out.
ruapehu's been quiet for a while... wonder if she's due for another go. geonet would probably tell us 5 mins after it happens as usual.
that's actually a good point. but geonet's been alright lately. fingers crossed.
honestly terrifying to think it could happen again while we're not paying attention. but also kinda cool how resilient everyone was. kiwis just get on with it.
lol at the people who say 'just evacuate' like they've never tried moving livestock with ash in the air. easy from a city desk.
damn right. farmers had it rough. but the community came together like always.
bet the ski fields loved it. remember my mate had a season pass that year. gutted.
