The Earth Rocks! @ Te Papa on this Labour Weekend (22-24 October), is an exciting weekend of displays, demonstrations and activities for all the family focusing on various disasters and raising awareness about what New Zealanders can do to protect themselves should natural disaster strike.
The Earth Rocks! @ Te Papa is a biennial event presented by Te Papa in conjunction with founding sponsor EQC (The Earthquake Commission) and a number of other agencies such as GNS Science, Wellington’s civil-defence experts, the Police, the Fire Service, Urban Search and Rescue, and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
Enjoy an action-packed weekend of earthquake-related events. See a display of emergency vehicles, including antique fire engines. Learn how to ‘quake safe’ your home with ‘Cocksy’, New Zealand’s favourite DIY man (from television’s Dream Home). Much-loved Suzy Cato will keep things going throughout the weekend!
In the lead up to The Earth Rocks!, EQC and a second Te Papa sponsor, GNS Science, would like to find out what New Zealanders want to know about natural disasters... and then answer these curly questions!
DISASTER ASK - Earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions: what do YOU want to know?
Where is the safest place in an earthquake? What can I do to prevent landslides? Where should I go if there is a tsunami? Will any of Auckland’s 50 volcanoes ever erupt? Who insures me if my house is buried in landslide?
Here is a chance to get expert answers to the questions YOU have always wanted to ask!
EQC and GNS Science will be lending their scientific expertise to create a virtual panel to answer all your disaster related questions about tsunami, landslides, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Until Monday 16 October, people are invited to visit http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/WhatsOn/allevents/Past Events/EarthRocksWebcast/Pages/Overview.aspx to ask their questions about natural disasters. The expert panel will review the questions under each category and answer some of the most common (and some of the more unusual) questions via a filmed link webcast, which will be broadcast by TelstraClear from the same site from Saturday 21 October. The webcast will also play at Te Papa over the Earth Rocks! weekend.
The expert panel will include Dr Hamish Campbell (Chair of event), Te Papa’s GNS Science-sponsored Geologist-in-residence; Dr Warwick Smith (Earthquakes) a senior seismologist, Wendy Saunders (Landslides), Dr Graham Leonard (Volcanoes), also from GNS Science; and an insurance specialist from EQC.
THE EARTH ROCKS! @ TE PAPA EVENTS PROGRAMME (Labour Weekend, 22-24 October)
Saturday 21 October 2006, 10.00am-6.00pm. Throughout Te Papa. Free entry.
Join us for free earthquake-related events, displays, and demonstrations – with guest appearances by Suzy Cato and ‘Cocksy’. View a spectacular high-angle rescue demonstration by the Fire Service and the Police, and try your luck in the 10 Litre Water Container Race. All events free entry.
Sunday 22 October 2006, 10.00am-6.00pm. Throughout Te Papa. Free entry.
Not to be missed - Westpac Rescue Helicopter demonstrations! Let Suzy Cato entertain the kids, and get advice on how to make your house safer in earthquakes from Cocksy in the Quake Safe House. Tour the Awesome Forces and Quake Braker exhibitions, and enjoy 10 Litre Water Bottle Bowling. Competitions, quizzes, prizes, and more. All events free entry.
Monday 23 October 2006, 10.00am-6.00pm. Throughout Te Papa. Free entry.
See Westpac Rescue Helicopter demonstrations, emergency vehicles, civil defence displays - and more. Enjoy games for kids and families with Suzy Cato. Tour the Awesome Forces and Quake Braker exhibitions. Hear earthquake survivor stories, see film screenings, and listen to talks from scientists and geological experts. There’ll be competitions, prizes, and much more throughout Te Papa. Last day, so don’t miss the fun - and the valuable info! All events free entry.