The 85th anniversary of the 1931 Hawke's Bay Earthquake will be commemorated by survivors again next year.
An afternoon tea will be held on the afternoon of Sunday, January 31, three days before the official commemoration of the February 3 earthquake that claimed the lives of 256 people.
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deputy mayor Faye White, who co-ordinates the event, said this will be a particularly special occasion for our senior citizens who survived it.
"It will be a lovely time for them to meet up with old friends and share memories," she said.
Survivors come from all over Hawke's Bay and many from further afield. The oldest survivor is 103 and was 18 at the time of the earthquake, while the youngest is 85 and was only a few hours old at the time.
