NZ ShakeOut happening today...

 

Today is our NZ ShakeOut, where organisations, families and individuals can sign up to participate in the annual Earthquake awareness campaign. It's an important information awareness campaign, especially for areas of NZ where there are earthquake fault lines and volcanoes or areas that have been prone to earthquake activity.

At 1.30 pm across the nation, people will be holding drills in schools, groups, and organisations to consider what they would need to do in order to support their communities in meaningful and safe ways. This is also especially important for children who might be away from their parents so that the caregivers can make plans if such an occurrence were to happen.

Back in 2009, I was staying with my family, visiting my husband's family, and they lived on a mountain in Samoa, and when the Tsunami hit after the earthquake there, it had devastating effects. I have had first-hand experience of how it can happen at any time and having a plan that has been practiced is important for people and especially children to know what to do...