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12th December 2019, 11:54 PM
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Re: New Zealand volcano eruption
The risks were undoubtedly not assessed properly before those tourists went over to White island. As a parent I would never in my life taken my kids over there.
Des
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13th December 2019, 03:38 AM
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Living in NZ does have the risk of volcanic activity -- Auckland alone has a dozen or more supposedly inactive cones ( Mt Roskill, Mount Eden, Mount Wellington, Mount Roskill etc ) The first house I bought after getting married was close to Mount Smart. Mount Smart is now a football stadium with a full size sports field and a running track around the field, plus stands for spectators -- I lived about a KM from the stadium and had a fumerole ( now filled in ) in my back garden which never frosted over during winter due to the high ground temperature, good for my growing vegetables but might be the death of me in the long term ( Joke ) Regards Peter in NZ.
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13th December 2019, 05:31 AM
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Peter, on our first trip to NZ we were welcomed by a 4.9 quake.
Today 6 more bodies removed from the island, still two missing one from the tour operator.
A large number brought back to Oz for hospital treatment.
I only hope those who run these tours learn from this.
You do not ignore warnings.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
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14th December 2019, 12:10 AM
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Re: New Zealand volcano eruption
Hi Peter.
You forgot the biggest one Rangitoto, my wife was always frightened of it, we were going to buy a house in Browns Bay but it was what put her off.
On the news last night, they are bringing skin from America the size of two cricket pitches, they don't have enough in storage here, now asking people to donate their skin when they pass away.
Des
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14th December 2019, 04:57 AM
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Indeed Victoria, she shows some balls on many matters.
But sadly NZ is an island nation of so many disasters.
Gong back to the fires and quakes in Napier way back.
The big one in 2011 in Christchurch, then this.
But through it all the people go on, they survive and you never hear fo them leaving.
A most warm and welcoming people, even if you find it hard to understand them at times, in a most beautiful setting.
Been there five times with another trip booked for end of 2020.
Happy daze John in Oz.
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John Strange R737787
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14th December 2019, 10:08 AM
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It sure is a lovely country, and is the only one that i could have moved to, except too old now. The people know that its a pretty volatile country to live in, with quakes , etc, but the volcano was a pretty horrific incident, and largely caught on camera. I have many pleasant memories of NZ, kt
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14th December 2019, 07:15 PM
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Keith, always fancied NZ rather than OZ
and Canada than the States myself.
Keith.
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16th December 2019, 04:50 AM
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Well Victoria, as you know we all love in an island to the north of Tassie.
But I do have a couple of friends there, quite normal people by the looks of it.
Have been there once and found it was quite pleasant, the natives were friendly.
Happy daze John in Oz.
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18th December 2019, 05:17 AM
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Hi Victoria.
You are on the same line as the South island of NZ. We loaded a cargo of wheat in Port Lincoln in South Aus for Timaru, and went South of Tassie and around the bottom of NZ. She was an old ship and in those days the Southerlies were that, massive waves, was never so glad to see Bluff passing on the Port bow.
Des .
Ps hat ever happened to that ozone layer??
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18th December 2019, 05:32 AM
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Yes Victoria plenty of cruise ships now gong to Tassie.
We were on one a few years ago that's topped at Bernie Sunday before Christmas, cold wet and only a few shops open.
As to the two headed shirts, here on the big island we have never seen a Taswegian with two heads, but the mark where one has been cut off is on some very obvious
As to the volcanic eruption, latest news is that the two still missing may well have been swept out to sea sand may not be found.
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Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
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