It's call survival of the fittest, people. The kid that swallows too many marbles does not grow up to breed. One day the warning will amount to something. I'll be the one on the top of the hill laughing. If people want to ignore warnings, (and clean up the gene pool in the process) so be it.Just my two cents.
typically alarmist kiwi response - desperate to be involved in some wider global event, media hype its up as a 2cm wave makes its way across the pacific - no doubt with some side story about a squinty eyed jandal wearing backpacker from Otago, who 'narrowly' escaped the tumult, largely by being in an adjacent country
Anyone who thinks the Civil defence over-reacted should check out: http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/chile/chileem.jpg - it shows the wave stregnth, anything bigger then 30/40cms can kill.
Better to be safe than not. People take life for granted and shouldnt. Be grateful what you got and send love and light to mother earth. Condolences goes to those in Chile and any other place who going thru a tragedy.
Of course head to the beach, if you're on the west coast, or in an equally sheltered area. Like Long Bay. It's highly improbable that a tsunami would be travelling at just the right angle to make it past not only the Cormandel, but also the islands protecting the bay. Psh.
HARDEN UP NO ONE GOT A WATER GUN OUT TO SPRAY PEOPLE...WE HAD A MINI WAZE WHEN OUR WASHINE MACHINE BROKE TTODAY
All the twats who rely on the stupid media and Civil Defense and don't go online to look at the real situation are just dribbling out the side of their collective mouths! . I checked with US Hawaiian sources online saw no threat and spend great day surfing!.
Civil Defence being over-dramatic again as usual. I agree with the people who have said too many warnings and all coming to nothing. The quake was on the other side of the world for God's sakes! I wasn't at the beach but wouldn't have cared if I had been - wasn't like the quake happened nearby! About time us Kiwis stopped being such over-dramatic panic-mongers.
I was evacuated with Sumner school because of the Chile earthquake in 1960(best school day ever!)and we learned pretty smartly that warnings are given for good reason.This morning I'm up in the Waikato and trying to make sure my deaf mother in Redcliffs(near Sumner) knows there is a warning and is prepared.I say always take such warnings seriously.We cannot beat nature.
A marine warning would have been enough. An over reaction is just as bad as no reaction at all.