国际英语资讯:New Zealand tourism sector prepares for Alpine Fault quake
<p><span word="WELLINGTON">WELLINGTON</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 26-- <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="Defence">Defence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Associate">Associate</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="Peeni">Peeni</span> <span word="Henare">Henare</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="teaming">teaming</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="Alpine">Alpine</span> <span word="Fault">Fault</span> <span word="rupture">rupture</span>.</p><p><span word="Henare">Henare</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inaugural">inaugural</span> <span word="AF">AF</span>8 <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="Forum">Forum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Te">Te</span> <span word="Anau">Anau</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="disruption">disruption</span> <span word="arising">arising</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>.</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="hazard">hazard</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="those">those</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Alpine">Alpine</span> <span word="Fault">Fault</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="significant">significant</span>.</p><p><span word="Henare">Henare</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mitigating">mitigating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impacts">impacts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Alpine">Alpine</span> <span word="Fault">Fault</span> <span word="rupture">rupture</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="stunning">stunning</span> <span word="landscapes">landscapes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="Henare">Henare</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aftermath">aftermath</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="Alpine">Alpine</span> <span word="Fault">Fault</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="forum">forum</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="operators">operators</span>, <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anticipate">anticipate</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span>," <span word="Henare">Henare</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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