Tsunami watch for NZ, Fiji

[Koyaanisqatsi]

A tsunami warning was issued for New Zealand and Fiji Wednesday after an 8.0 earthquake struck near the island nation of Tonga.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the warning, adding that it was not sure a tsunami had been generated by the large quake.

"This warning is based only on the earthquake evaluation," it said in a statement. "An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines near the epicenter within minutes and more distant coastlines within hours."

Wonderful...

[Ecthy]

Isn't the enxt tsunami in that region expected to happen in another 10,000 yeras or something?

It's like Europe would spend billions on asteroid protection.

Edit: Well, like, do it after one hit us.

[Japher]

surfs up

[Agathon]

Here's hoping it wipes out Whakatane.

[Arrian]

What's wrong with Whakatane (I was only there for a day, but didn't notice anything particularly awful about it)?

-Arrian

[Arrian]

Incoming! (pic of some surf @ Whakatane which prevent us from getting to White Island):

[Agathon]

Originally posted by Arrian
What's wrong with Whakatane (I was only there for a day, but didn't notice anything particularly awful about it)?

-Arrian

It's an unemployment ridden craphole. My family used to holiday in Ohope Beach, which is just east of there.

Basically, everyone I've ever met from Whakatane had some glaring social or cultural disability.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Originally posted by Agathon

Basically, everyone I've ever met from Whakatane had some glaring social or cultural disability.

Ohh that ones too easy.

That differentiates Whakatane from the rest of you New Zealites in what way?

On a separate note can sheep serve as flotation devices?

[SlowwHand]

If he's plugged in.

[Arrian]

Originally posted by Agathon


It's an unemployment ridden craphole. My family used to holiday in Ohope Beach, which is just east of there.

Basically, everyone I've ever met from Whakatane had some glaring social or cultural disability.

It didn't seem like that, but then again I was there for under 24 hours.

-Arrian

[FrostyBoy]

Agathon is somewhat right, parts of NZ suffer from some glooming type of depression. It's what happens when you mix unemployment, backwards thinking and just nothing to do.

It's one of the reasons I left NZ. I especially hated the "boy racers", keeping me awake at night.

Anyway, I hope a Tsunami does hit NZ, it might just wake them up; the whole damn country is asleep!

[Frozzy]

Anyway, I hope a Tsunami does hit NZ, it might just wake them up; the whole damn country is asleep!

**** off.

[Flip McWho]

Aye boy racers suck ass. Your've really gotta stay in the cities (and by cities I mean Wellington or Dunedin).

Aucklands a large sprawled out **** hole.

Hamilton is well, can be summed up in its nickname:
Hamiltron; city of the future.

Christchurch, palmy and taurangi are all boy racer infested with taurangi having the extra fun of most people being above the age of like 60.

Invercargill is well small and in the south island so doesn't really count.

[Flip McWho]

And so much for the media telling uswell anything. The first I hear about something like this is from a greek computer game forum.

[FrostyBoy]

haha yeah.. well that's what happens when a country as dormant as New Zealand suddenly has something they need to do - no body knows what they're supposed to do.

I come from chch, and you say it is infested with boy racers? well yes it is, but I didn't know chch was classed as "infested", I thought it was like this all over NZ?

I loved the idea the police had of smashing the boy racers car and making them watch it after breaking the law 1 too many times. I'm not sure if they still do that..

There was another idea to counter-act the boy racer problem. Obviously the kids love to race out of fun and self-esteem (showing off, and yknow..), so the Police came up with the "Coloured Number Plates" idea. Basically, if you were a terrible driver, you got a brown number plate. If you were a really good driver, you got a yellow number plate. It would also indicate to everyone who to watch out for.