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Thanks so much for making that request for me...I couldnt believe it to be banned again...third time already in less than a week. THis time they refused my request to be unbanned so I am stoked to be back!

Down to business..

I got a response back from Geonet....

- In their opinion it is wind. They sent copies of wind reports from Tauranga Airport showing how windy it was over that period.
- The seismometer is located at the summit under 30-40ft trees as this was the only place they were allowed to access. Consequently the drum picks up a lot of noise.
- If Mayor Island was waking up they would be well aware of it- they know their sites well.

Okay..so lets consider these points. I am the sort of person that seeks to find proof that the obvious is true rather than a volcano awakening. So I would love for these statements to make sense and be backed up by the readings.

BUT THEY AREN'T.

It has indeed been windy and still is now. This image shows the Seismic drum readings and corresponding wind strengths for the 3rd September when the drums first started showing the high readings.

[link to imageshack.us]

Note...where the red, green and yellow lines are on the seismic readings relate to the dots of the same colour on the wind graph.

also note....the yellow dot relates to when the wind has died off...BUT the corresponding seismic reading has stayed the same as when the wind was strong!!!! It did not drop off or change AT ALL.