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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 15, 2016 20:08:33 GMT 12
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Oct 15, 2016 23:02:48 GMT 12
I'd be more worried about the cauldera in the centre of the North Island, including Lake Taupo and the Rotorua lakes.
When (not if) any of those next blows, they'll wipe out half of the entire North Island.
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Post by ZacYates on Oct 16, 2016 10:19:12 GMT 12
Knowing my luck it'll happen when I can't see it.
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Post by Ian Warren on Oct 16, 2016 10:33:05 GMT 12
Don't worry Zac, least you'll get beef well cooked for ya and possibly delivered for you  |
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Post by pjw4118 on Oct 16, 2016 17:34:42 GMT 12
I live in Auckland ,,,bring it on !!!
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Post by John L on Oct 19, 2016 12:58:27 GMT 12
Looking at where it's blown in the past, I reckon the next blow will be on the Fanthams Peak side - which'll mean Stratford, Eltham and Kaponga will be more in the firing line than New Plymouth! Mind you, there is a strong smell of sulphur on the summit of Taranaki (well, there was last time I was up there in '92)....
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Post by efliernz on Oct 19, 2016 13:30:03 GMT 12
Time to check Mums insurance paperwork on her Stratford house  It would save me the hassle of this weekends "son-of-the-year" property maintenance visit by me... |
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Oct 19, 2016 18:24:13 GMT 12
I live in Auckland ,,,bring it on !!! I'll get the beer & popcorn in if Auckland's next volcanic erruption blows while I'm still alive. It'll be the greatest spectator sport in the country for non-JAFAs. |
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Post by skyhawkdon on Oct 19, 2016 18:42:23 GMT 12
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Post by camtech on Oct 19, 2016 20:03:29 GMT 12
Having spent over 15 years in the Emergency Management arena, as has been said earlier, it is a matter of when, not if.
Scientists, vulcanologists, geophysicists and other "experts" can only advise on probability and/or possibility of an event and the possible extent of the impact. If we had certainty of timing and extent, life would be boring!
The time we have spent trying to convince the population at large of the "when, not if" scenario could then be directed at building the appropriate safety measures.
Modelling the impact of the Auckland volcanic eruption showed that the resulting measures to accommodate the affected population would be woefully inadequate. Just look at Auckland's current transport gridlocks, triple the number of vehicles and......
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Post by camtech on Oct 20, 2016 19:57:34 GMT 12
To quote Sir Geoffrey Palmer some years back: "It sometimes does us a power of good to remind ourselves that we live on two volcanic rocks where two tectonic plates meet in a somewhat lonely stretch of windswept ocean just above the roaring forties. If you want drama, you've come to the right place!"
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Post by sluf7 on Nov 7, 2016 11:53:55 GMT 12
 blogspotbigsky.blogspot.co.nz/I would be more worried about one of these taken in Taranaki last week. Also Fantams Peak was where the last eruption occured so it will only wipe out Hawera so no great loss.. |
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Post by ZacYates on Nov 8, 2016 16:55:16 GMT 12
so it will only wipe out Hawera so no great loss.. I'd find it rather inconvenient. |
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It would save me the hassle of this weekends "son-of-the-year" property maintenance visit by me... 
