Christchurch’s new tsunami warning system will be tested on Sunday 22 July at 11am

Strange. I was at a west coast beach not far from Piha in Auckland a while ago. They had 'Tsunami Evacuation Zone' signs near the car park. Never seen anything like this before.

why the hell would we let the US test shit in our waters??!!!!

They've been at Karekare for at least two years now.

hemi is not asleep, he is a shill

Have you seen this

[link to www.nzherald.co.nz]

fricken dodgy shit man, im packing a bag Sat night just in case, and bottling some water.

5 min till test begins . . . .

Have you seen this

[link to www.nzherald.co.nz]

fricken dodgy shit man, im packing a bag Sat night just in case, and bottling some water.

Sept 25 1999?? why did they republish this, do you know?

Sept 25 1999?? why did they republish this, do you know?

I don't think it was republished. I think the ac just found it.

I don't think it was republished. I think the ac just found it.

The sirens went off but were too quiet for anyone to hear... that was a waste of money

The sirens went off but were too quiet for anyone to hear... that was a waste of money

Some Christchurch residents are calling the city's new tsunami warning system a "dud'' after today's test.

The first test of the Christchurch City Council's 22 tsunami sirens was held at 11am.

The $550,000 sirens had been installed on the coastline between Waimari Beach and Sumner.

Some residents reported on social networking sites that the sirens sounded "faint", and some said they could not hear them at all.

However, Civil defence and emergency management manager Murray Sinclair said the sirens were only meant to be heard up to 600 metres away from the coast, and were not designed to penetrate walls.

"We had volunteers around; some of the feedback they've picked up is that some people just couldn't hear it at all, or only just ... but if you were outside, you heard it fine."

The sirens were set at 85 decibels, which was the balance between having as many people hear it as possible and preventing anyone nearby from suffering hearing damage, Sinclair said.

It was also designed to start off quietly, with the volume increasing in three stages.

Those who did hear the siren were encouraged to check on their neighbours, especially those who were elderly or had a disability, Sinclair said.

The sirens would be tested twice a year from now on - when daylight saving ends and beings - so residents are able to identify the sound of the siren and know when to evacuate the coastal area.

If the sirens were activated for more than 10 minutes, it was not a test and residents should evacuate the area.

The system would not be used for a local tsunami, but could be used in a regional one.

A shill? Not at all! Just being rational.

well it is mighty confusing hemi

because you post from 2 different ips, the one you are using on this thread, and this one:
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06/19/2012 05:49 PM

but the strangest thing of all ,is that someone called natalie.b is also using your ip 1659250:

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how can you AND a woman called natalie.b, be using the same ip?