Confusion name of the game. Frustration Reigns!

Kia Ora,

Well you would think with all the disasters going on around here in the South Island in the last few months the powers that be would of learnt when confusion is the name of the game. Frustration Reigns.

First information was the date of the Strongman mine disaster was 1967 not 1968. As I said in previous post I have a relation whose family member died there. But it was talked about in passing so not only did we not know the true date but not even the name. Typical of New Zealand country areas. We just don't talk about these things. So when the date 1968 came from several so called reputable sources I took it as right. But like me none of them seem to have checked.

But right since the news of the mine explosion came to light the information has been contradictory from hour to hour. Tonight the information about the two who made it out was totally in contradiction from what was presented the previous days.

Then there was the comment about the 'rumour' going around about the three people the first two said were following them out. Funny but that 'rumour' came direct from police releases quoting the two survivors so far.

So who else do you believe?
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Then there has been the issue of people not sure who is down the mine. As the Mayor of Greymouth said right now the whole of the West Coast knows so you may as well release the names to stop conjecture.

The whole of the West Coast would of known in about an hour. It might be a long distance in area with difficult roads, but it is close knit. It is only a few years really since the phone system stopped been communual in some parts of the West Coast. Everybody knows everyone else's business & they help each other.
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New Zealand needs to get its disaster response in order. We have had the warnings & instead of patting ourselves on our backs saying well done, it should be what can we do better?

Otherwise you get the frustration that is building both here in Christchurch post the earthquake & currently on the West Coast. Passage of information is one & learn how to use those better who want to help & the resources on offer.
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It seems that we are forgetting that we need information & the correct information to garner confidence.

You get it as security ringing in suspicious activity that might be of use to the police even if they don't respond. They are supposed to have this computer system that can handle all this information but if the people taking the information don't understand the context you are offering it then it is worthless.

The current system only builds frustration & when people get frustrated it first shows in work for security then police get involved & if allowed to build too far it gets right out of hand.

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