Tsunami response to be put to test
on October 18, 2010 at 4:08 amNew Zea land’s ability to respond to a massive tsunami will be put to the test on Wednesday.
More than 100 agencies nationwide will take part in Exercise Tangaroa, which will test the newly-updated national tsunami advisory and warning plan.
The revised plan makes use of new scientific modelling from GNS Science that allows for distinct threat warnings to be issued for 43 coastal zones.
