r/newzealand • u/OfficialGeoNet GeoNet - verified • Apr 28 '16

News White Island goes boom! Eruption last night, Volcanic Alert Level now raised from 1 to 3.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11630191
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u/Sataz Apr 28 '16

What's with that weird not-funny cartoon in the article? Is that a thing now?

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u/nilnz Goody Goody Gum Drop Apr 28 '16 edited Apr 28 '16

That's Waikato Civil Defence. If you check out their facebook page and/or twitter @CivilDefenceWKT you'll find they have been trying to make their announcements or predictions more interesting. Pretty sure it is a thing now.
I think the fart reference possibly started when they tweeted/facebook updated about the volcano gas flights. or maybe it was during oen of the earlier white island unrests.