Hi guys

 

I'm asking this, as I live in Auckland. I know even in the strongest out of the strong quakes centred down there, it's probably not going to be effect us in Auckland in tems of building damage etc.

But what I am worried about is, if the event of a big quake (I have a feeling it could be imminent) what's the chances of it effecting cities outside Wellington in terms of communcation damage?

I know that the train network in Auckland would be pretty much screwed, as the central command station is in the Wellington area.

What's the chancs of other issues, as I know quite a lot of the power supplied to the country comes from down there too, the wind farms in the Wairarapa comes to mind.

Plus there's also the option of the South Island loosing some form of connectivity with the North Island, as I'm pretty sure all the cables linking the the communication between the two isands comes under the cook strait. I know that's the case for broadband. I'm not sure about TV stations.

What would happen in terms of communication in the event of a large quake?

Thanks