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New Appointments To Emergency Management Assistance Team

Friday, 4 June 2021, 9:54 am | National Emergency Management Agency

New Zealand’s emergency response community has been enhanced with a third cohort joining the New Zealand Emergency Management Team (EMAT). National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Deputy Chief Executive Gary Knowles today announced the appointment ... More >>

Tsunami Activity – Cancelled

Friday, 5 March 2021, 3:41 pm | National Emergency Management Agency

The National Advisory issued at 2:48pm following this morning's earthquakes near the KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION is cancelled. The advice from GNS Science, based on ocean observations, is that the Beach and Marine threat has now passed for all areas. Strong ... More >>

Tsunami Threat Downgraded: Evacuees Can Return Home

Friday, 5 March 2021, 1:57 pm | National Emergency Management Agency

The threat for this tsunami event has been further downgraded All people who evacuated can now return. The advice remains, for all areas under Beach and Marine threat, to stay off beach and shore areas. NATIONAL ADVISORY: TSUNAMI ACTIVITY – EXPECT ... More >>

Tsunami activity – expect strong and unusual currents

Friday, 5 March 2021, 1:15 pm | National Emergency Management Agency

This message is current and replaces all/any previous messages for this event. GNS Science has advised that the largest waves have now passed, and therefore the threat level is now downgraded to a Beach and Marine threat for all areas which were previously ... More >>

National Warning: Tsunami Threat To Land And Marine Areas

Friday, 5 March 2021, 11:39 am | National Emergency Management Agency

This is a Tsunami Warning for New Zealand coastal areas following the magnitude 8.1 earthquake near KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. There is a LAND and MARINE TSUNAMI THREAT . An Emergency Mobile Alert will be issued to the areas under land and marine tsunami ... More >>

National Warning: Tsunami Threat To Land And Marine Areas

Friday, 5 March 2021, 10:49 am | National Emergency Management Agency

This is a Tsunami Warning for New Zealand coastal areas following the magnitude 8.1 earthquake near KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. There is a LAND and MARINE TSUNAMI THREAT . An Emergency Mobile Alert will be issued to the areas under land and marine tsunami ... More >>

National Warning: Tsunami Threat To Land And Marine Areas

Friday, 5 March 2021, 9:45 am | National Emergency Management Agency

This is a Tsunami Warning for New Zealand coastal areas following the magnitude 8.1 earthquake near KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. There is a LAND and MARINE TSUNAMI THREAT . An Emergency Mobile Alert has been issued to the areas under land and marine tsunami ... More >>

National Warning: Tsunami Threat to Land and Marine Areas

Friday, 5 March 2021, 9:08 am | National Emergency Management Agency

This is a Tsunami Warning for coastal areas following the magnitude 8.0 earthquake north-east of New Zealand near KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. More >>

National Advisory: Tsunami Activity – Expect Strong And Unusual Currents And Unpredictable Surges At The Shore

Friday, 5 March 2021, 7:49 am | National Emergency Management Agency

Message No: 2 Issued 07:45 05 March 2021 This message is current and replaces all/any previous messages for this event. *** THIS IS A SEPARATE EARTHQUAKE TO TODAY'S HIKURANGI QUAKE AT 2:27AM *** NATIONAL ADVISORY: TSUNAMI ACTIVITY – EXPECT STRONG AND UNUSUAL ... More >>

National Advisory: Tsunami Activity – Expect Strong And Unusual Currents And Unpredictable Surges At The Shore

Friday, 5 March 2021, 7:29 am | National Emergency Management Agency

Message No: 1 Issued 07:29 05 March 2021 This message is current and replaces all/any previous messages for this event. *** THIS IS A SEPARATE EARTHQUAKE TO TODAY'S HIKURANGI QUAKE AT 2:27AM *** NATIONAL ADVISORY: TSUNAMI ACTIVITY – EXPECT STRONG AND UNUSUAL ... More >>

National Advisory: Tsunami Advisory For New Zealand CANCELLED

Friday, 5 March 2021, 5:57 am | National Emergency Management Agency

Message No: 5 Issued 06:01 05 March 2021 This message is current and replaces all/any previous messages for this event. NATIONAL ADVISORY: TSUNAMI ACTIVITY – CANCELLED The National Advisory issued following the magnitude 7.3 earthquake near EAST OF ... More >>

National Warning: Tsunami Threat To Land And Marine AreasFriday 5 Mar - Last Updated 4:05 AM

Friday, 5 March 2021, 4:12 am | National Emergency Management Agency

This is a Tsunami Warning for New Zealand coastal areas following the magnitude 7.3 earthquake near EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND NEW ZEALAND. AREAS UNDER LAND AND MARINE WARNING: Coastal inundation (flooding of land areas) is expected in the following ... More >>

National Warning: Tsunami Threat To Land And Marine AreasFriday 5 Mar - Last Updated 3:33 AM

Friday, 5 March 2021, 3:36 am | National Emergency Management Agency

This is a Tsunami Warning for New Zealand coastal areas following the magnitude 7.3 earthquake near East of the North Island. AREAS UNDER LAND AND MARINE WARNING: Coastal inundation (flooding of land areas) is expected in the following areas: The ... More >>

National Advisory: Earthquake Being Assessed

Friday, 5 March 2021, 2:49 am | National Emergency Management Agency

Message No: 1 Issued 02:40 05 March 2021 A magnitude M7.3 earthquake has occurred at/in EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND NEW ZEALAND. The National Emergency Management Agency and GNS Science are assessing the earthquake parameters to determine if there is ... More >>

National Advisory: Tsunami Activity – Cancelled

Thursday, 11 February 2021, 9:27 am | National Emergency Management Agency

The National Advisory issued following the magnitude 7.7 earthquake near SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS at 2021-02-11 2:20 AM New Zealand Daylight Time is cancelled. Based on the most recent modelling and decreasing tsunami amplitudes at North Cape, ... More >>

National Emergency Management Agency Assessing Large Pacific Earthquake

Thursday, 11 February 2021, 6:21 am | National Emergency Management Agency

The National Emergency Management Agency and GNS Science are currently assessing whether the magnitude 7.9 SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS earthquake at 2021-02-11 2:20 AM has created a tsunami that could affect New Zealand. If a tsunami has been generated ... More >>

National Advisory: Tsunami Activity – Expect Strong And Unusual Currents And Unpredictable Surges At The Shore

Thursday, 11 February 2021, 6:17 am | National Emergency Management Agency

We expect New Zealand coastal areas to experience strong and unusual currents and unpredictable surges at the shore following a magnitude 7.7 earthquake SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS at 2021-02-11 2:20 AM. Strong currents and surges can injure and ... More >>

Annual Test Of Emergency Mobile Alert System Cancelled

Monday, 16 November 2020, 11:30 am | National Emergency Management Agency

The annual nationwide test of the Emergency Mobile Alert system has been cancelled. The test was scheduled to occur between 6 and 7 pm on Sunday 22 November 2020. In consideration of the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, and the potential for confusion, ... More >>

National Advisory: No Tsunami Threat To New Zealand

Friday, 19 June 2020, 7:37 am | National Emergency Management Agency

An earthquake has occurred with these parameters: The above magnitude is provisional and may be increased or decreased as more seismic data becomes available. This message is current and replaces all/any previous messages for this event. NEMA has assessed ... More >>

Further Information On Support For Foreign Nationals

Thursday, 23 April 2020, 7:15 pm | National Emergency Management Agency

We recognise that COVID-19 is unique in the scale and diversity of impacts it has had, and will continue to have, on communities across New Zealand. As our response to the pandemic continues to evolve, so too does the welfare response required to ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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