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Reminder - BOP Civil Defence Alert Test this morning
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 9:42 am | Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Managemet
Reminder: Bay of Plenty Civil Defence alerting systems to be tested this morning at 10am More >>
Suite of alerting tools put to the test
Monday, 3 July 2017, 3:43 pm | Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Managemet
Text alerts, the Red Cross hazard app and Facebook were some of the alerting tools put to the test by Civil Defence this morning as part of a Bay of Plenty wide check. Vehicle mounted sirens were also tested in specific areas and fixed sirens in the ... More >>
Testing, Testing 123 - Bay of Plenty Civil Defence
Tuesday, 27 June 2017, 10:02 am | Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Managemet
Bay of Plenty Civil Defence is testing their alerting systems at 10am on Monday 3 July. They are urging the public to take this opportunity to make an emergency plan and put it into practice. More >>
Civil Defence staff monitoring rain forecast
Thursday, 11 May 2017, 3:55 pm | Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Managemet
There is a heavy rain warning in place for parts of the Bay of Plenty and Bay of Plenty Civil Defence is monitoring the situation. More >>
State of Local Emergency in the Bay of Plenty Revised
Friday, 14 April 2017, 3:03 pm | Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Managemet
The Bay of Plenty Civil Defence has announced that at 12:00pm today the regional wide declaration of state of emergency has been terminated. More >>
Self-Evacuation Advisory Update for Bay of Plenty
Thursday, 13 April 2017, 4:14 pm | Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Managemet
Bay of Plenty Civil Defence is strongly advising all residents in low lying coastal areas to consider self-evacuating this afternoon in advance of tonight’s high-tide if they feel unsafe More >>
Tsunami Warning - Media Release 1 6.22am
Friday, 2 September 2016, 7:36 am | Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Managemet
Bay of Plenty Civil Defence is urging residents in the Bay of Plenty to listen to the radio due to a tsunami warning which has been issued by the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management. More >>
Heavy rain warning in place for Bay of Plenty
Wednesday, 23 March 2016, 4:46 pm | Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Managemet
Bay of Plenty Civil Defence is urging residents to ensure they are adequately prepared in response to a severe weather warning MetService has issued for the Bay of Plenty. More >>
Group pleased with improved performance
Monday, 28 September 2015, 10:36 am | Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Managemet
Bay of Plenty’s Civil Defence Emergency Management Group is delighted with its results from a recent capability assessment, showing impressive improvements in all areas of its work. More >>
Bay of Plenty tsunami marine threat cancelled
Friday, 18 September 2015, 4:47 pm | Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Managemet
The tsunami warning for Bay of Plenty was lifted at 2.00pm today by Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management (MCDEM). More >>
Civil Defence Media Statement - Tsunami warning
Thursday, 17 September 2015, 1:09 pm | Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Managemet
The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management (MCDEM) has issued a tsunami warning (marine and beach threat) for East Cape, Chatham Islands, Coromandel, and Banks Peninsula. More >>
Civil Defence Centre Activated in Bay of Plenty
Monday, 16 March 2015, 9:13 am | Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Managemet
The Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Group Emergency Coordination Centre was activated at 5am this morning to support the response to Cyclone Pam across the region. More >>
Watching out for Cyclone Pam
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 10:38 am | Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Managemet
Civil Defence Emergency Management Regional Manager Clinton Naude said the path of the cyclone is being closely monitored with MetService and the Ministry of Civil Defence Emergency Management, but it was too early to predict its passage. More >>
Siren false alerts likely cause identified
Tuesday, 10 December 2013, 10:34 am | Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Managemet
A software glitch caused by a faulty switch has been revealed as the likely cause of the false activation of the Eastern Bay of Plenty’s Civil Defence warning siren network last week. More >>
Tsunami False Alerts a top priority
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 12:35 pm | Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Managemet
Eastern Bay of Plenty Civil Defence is working to get to the bottom of last night’s tsunami false alert and is giving the matter the highest priority. More >>
Bay of Plenty potential marine and beach threat
Wednesday, 6 February 2013, 6:53 pm | Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Managemet
Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management Group advises coastal water users to be on alert for strong currents in harbours and tidal surges near river mouths following this afternoon’s magnitude 8.0 earthquake in the Santa Cruz Islands. More >>
Silver acknowledgements for civil defence service
Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 1:07 pm | Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Managemet
Outstanding leadership and moral courage were just two of the attributes acknowledged by Minister of Civil Defence Hon Chris Tremain when awarding two Bay of Plenty recipients at the 2012 Ministerial Civil Defence Awards. More >>
Volcanic Activity update 2pm - Cancellation
Tuesday, 7 August 2012, 2:09 pm | Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Managemet
Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management Group said it will continue to stay in contact with GNS Science to monitor volcanic activity in the region, however a national advisory from the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management regarding ... More >>
Civil Defence Group monitoring change in volcanic activity
Monday, 6 August 2012, 6:56 pm | Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Managemet
The Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management Group is continuing to monitor volcanic activity in the region with the increase today in the White Island alert level from Level one to Level two. More >>
BOP New Website Provides All Regions’ Earthquake Hazard Info
Wednesday, 4 July 2012, 1:58 pm | Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Managemet
The following comments from Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Joint Committee Chairman John Forbes provide a regional perspective on a national media release (see below) sent out earlier today by the Ministry for Civil Defence and Emergency Management. ... More >>
