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Photos appear here each day from the Diaries of What's the Plan, Stan? October 2019.
Other pages with photos:
Rakei answers another question on this morning's web conference. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.
There are a number of templates you can download that can help you and your whānau put together an emergency plan. Imge: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
Go online to check out where your tsunami safe zones are. Do you know where to go? Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
A grab and go bag is a good option if a quick getaway is needed. What might you put in such a bag? Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
Practising Drop Cover Hold is all about learning and getting better at it. Do you think there is anything these students could work on? Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
Wherever you are, Drop Cover Hold is the right first action to take in the event of an earthquake. Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
Taradale Intermediate students on their tsunami hīkoi. What are some important things to consider during this part of the exercise? Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
Taradale Intermediate students assemble at the meeting point, where teachers take a roll call. Is this similar to how things are done at your school? Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
Taradale Intermediate students refllected on their ShakeOut drill with Andrew. What did you do well? What could be improved? Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
This morning's web conference was inside one of St John's training rooms. What sort of training do you think happens there? Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.
Once of the ambulances at St John. What sort of treatment might peole need during a natural hazard emergency? Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
A look inside the back of the ambulance. Have you ever needed the services of an ambulance? Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
Andrew and the ambassadors with Ian at St John in Taradale. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.
One of the appliances at Napier Central Fire Station. Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
Andrew and the ambassadors with Bruce inside one of the fire trucks. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.
Andrew with Senior Sergeant Smith at Napier Central Police Station. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.
Stan and Eddy try to hide under Sergeant Smith's hat! Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
This poster inside Sergeant Smith's office gives a good overview of what Police "business" is. Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
A look inside the Emergency Management Office. I wonder what it would be like in here during an actual emergency. Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
Andrew and Eddy, including Stan, along with Rakei and Kate on this morning's web conference. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.
Kate explained how the earth's crust is divided into sections called tectonic plates. Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
Kate used a cut sponge to explain that different things can happen at the edge of tectonic plates, depending on how they move against one another. Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
There are some large, informative displays relating to natural hazards at the East Coast LAB. Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
Kate and Andrew are next to the tsunami model which shows how tsunami form. Image: Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.
These are the potential causes of a tsunami. I wonder if a meteorite has ever caused one. Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
The science of natural hazards can help to create computer models and maps to assist with emergency planning and preparation. Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
Andrew and Rakei took shelter from the wind and rain on the Napier waterfront! Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.
Bad weather can also be a hazard. There were certainly some challenging conditions today and we had to be careful on the road and when walkng near deep puddles! Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
It was a wet and windy start in Kerikeri this morning. Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
One of Northland's scoria cones created by volcanic activity 1300-1800 year's ago. You can see this cone from the aeroplane before landing in Kerikeri. Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
An area of west coast just north of Auckland. What natural hazard would you need to think about and prepare for if you lived in this area? Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
On our descent into Napier, looking over the Ngaruroro River towards Te Awanga and Clifton. Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
Getting close to landing now! Looking out over Napier City towards the coast. Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
A typical Art Deco styled building in Napier town centre. This building happens to be the Art Deco Centre. Why does Napier have so many buildings in this style? Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.
Andrew and Eddy at the beach in Napier. What should they do if there was a long and strong earthquake? Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.