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Advertising and information<br />
• Taranaki residents who <strong>have</strong> seen or heard advertising about preparing for a disaster are more likely<br />
than average to say <strong>that</strong> the ads are trying to tell them how to prepare/what to do when a disaster<br />
strikes (35%, cf. 13% national average), and to be aware <strong>of</strong> what could happen (24%, cf. 12% national<br />
average).<br />
• A higher than average proportion <strong>of</strong> Taranaki residents <strong>have</strong> not seen the <strong>Civil</strong> Defence television<br />
advertising (47%, cf. 33% national average).<br />
Disaster awareness<br />
• Taranaki residents are more likely than average to say <strong>that</strong> a volcanic eruption is a disaster <strong>that</strong> could<br />
occur in New Zealand in their lifetime (81%, cf. 51% national average).<br />
• Taranaki residents are less likely than average to say <strong>that</strong> access to medical and health services could<br />
be disrupted following a disaster (74%, cf. 88% national average).<br />
• Taranaki residents are less likely than average to agree <strong>that</strong> land line telephone (82%, cf. 92% national<br />
average), sewerage (79%, cf. 88% national average) and medical and health services (74%, cf. 88%<br />
national average) could be disrupted following a disaster.<br />
• Taranaki residents are more likely than average to say <strong>that</strong> in the event <strong>of</strong> a tsunami, people should<br />
move inland (32%, cf. 19% national average).<br />
Sample size = 65<br />
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