A friend who is involved in Civil Defence down on the Kapiti Coast told me about using a siren slung under a helicopter.
The idea sounded pretty good to me as a couple of them can operate from both ends of the Mount and Papamoa and zigzag their way up and down the coastal properties.
Luckily we've had hours and hours of warnings so far but if an earthquake and tsunami happens locally then we're up the creek.
Another idea from Kapiti is that all roads become one way exits although how on earth they'd manage that as they're iu a worse position than we are with only No 1 Highway.
And I have to ask the question of all those who are prepared for disaster. Where do you keep your supplies? Hopefully not in an inside cupboard.
Joye Adams, Mount Maunganui.