Originally Posted by
ralf-nz
Sorry! But it is one thing being ignorant and a complete different one to spread false statements.
I am annoyed by reading over and over again that we did wrong or nothing at all. Our profession has been accused a lot since September 2010 and especially since February 2011.
So yes, I personally felt offended...
You had no reason to be offended- she didn't say anyone did wrong, just that she thought ppl didn't consider Chch an earthquake risk prior to recent events. I think it's true that the general population didn't consider it a quake risk zone (I didn't, neither did anyone I've discussed this with since ...), but as you say we now know this was a public misconception.
The Canterbury quakes have certainly made me much more aware of the quake risk all over NZ- and I used to live in Hawkes Bay!