Earth Rocks 2008!

Te Ra: Saturday 25 Oketopa 2008  to Monday 27 Oketopa 2008

Time: 10am–4pm

Te Wāhi: Throughout Te Papa

Entry: Free entry

Enjoy an action-packed and informative weekend of natural disaster-related demonstrations, displays, and daring rescues!

Special features

• Fire Service high angle rescue demonstrations (Sunday and Monday only)
• Earthquake percussion workshops with Andreas Lepper (Saturday only)
• A hip shaking performance from community-based percussion group Wellington Batucada (Sunday only)
• A storming performance from Strike Percussion (Monday only)

All weekend:

• Suzy Cato has fun for kids and families
• Bryan and Bobby teach you how to keep safe in an earthquake www.bryanandbobby.co.nz
• Life Flight's Westpac Rescue Helicopter demonstrations
• Victoria University rescue demonstrations
• Old fire engines display
• Emergency vehicles display
• Civil Defence displays
• Awesome Forces and Quake Braker tours
• Storytelling – Rūaumoko (Māori god of earthquakes) legend
• The Improvisors use fun and comedy to teach you how to be ready for the big one
• Special earthquake activities in Te Papa’s Discovery Centres
• Te Papa’s new Our Space exhibition focuses on disasters in New Zealand
• Talks by geological experts and scientists
• Quizzes
• Competitions (kids, pick up a survival guide and enter the competitions)
• First Aid demonstrations by Wellington Free Ambulance and St John

Download the full timetable (pdf, 729 KB)

 

Please note: Emergency crews attending the event will be on call as usual throughout the weekend.

 

Related resources and websites

• EQ-IQ website
• What's the plan Stan? website
• Awesome Forces resource and game
• Get Thru website, by Civil Defence
• Wellington region Civil Defence website