Philip Duncan – The Spinoff

Civil Defence was woefully slow on the tsunami risk today. Next time it could be fatal

15 September 20162 September 2016 by Philip Duncan

The response to this morning’s shake reinforces the urgency of authorising GeoNet to issue tsunami warnings, writes Philip Duncan. (Includes updated response to Civil Defence rejection of criticisms, below) This morning it took almost an hour before the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management acknowledged the severe magnitude 7.1 earthquake off East Cape that … Read more

The six year war for New Zealand’s weather data

15 September 201614 June 2016 by Philip Duncan

The New Zealand Government has agreed to formally investigate why taxpayer funded weather data is currently being blocked for open use – and what data could be freed up in the future. It’s long overdue, writes Philip Duncan. I set up WeatherWatch.co.nz in 2005 when I worked for the Radio Network. In 2010 I was … Read more