The Weekend Sun 18 March 2011, a keen young man Greg Wilson outlined his collective Tsunami warning system for the Bay of Plenty.
Well Greg, take note of a mature granddad 81.4 years. Think twice and act once. 'Stop Ba! Phooning” around with Low Tech options. Door knocking, telephone trees, PA Systems, Radio, TV, Texting, Emailing internet alarms, to greet a 20 metre Tsunami along our Coastline, which will not give a time of arrival, travelling around 300km per hour and may arrive at 2.20am.
Mr R Paterson, The Weekend Sun 25 April 2011 suggests to seek info from Hawaii which has an excellent tsunami warning system, 'High Tone”, deal with it now, and get it right.
Give 40,000 Papamoa residents the absolute no mistaking sound for a tsunami alert from Pacific Ocean sensors and move towards high ground, most likely have an hour or two escape time frame. There is no question of what the dollar cost would be, 40,000 coastal residents deserve immediate safeguards put in place – ‘yesterday'.
Civil Defence Group Persons, deal with it ‘now'. He or she who hesitates, shows indecision, you've lost.
Ray Hoggard, Welcome Bay.