On 7 September 2010 he wrote on his website that there would "probably be an east/west faultline event" in Marlborough or north Canterbury "just before noon" on 20 March 2011 and that "it could be another for the history books".
On 7 September 2010 he wrote on his website that the South Island would be at big risk of an earthquake on the morning of 20 March 2011. He said there would "probably be an east/west faultline event" in Marlborough or north Canterbury "just before noon" on 20 March 2011 and that "it could be another for the history books".