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Assistance Available For Cyclone-affected Northlanders
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 12:14 pm | Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management
As Te Taitokerau begins the massive clean-up and recovery job following Cyclone Gabrielle, a compilation of what support is available and where to get help is now available. With many communities in Te Taitokerau cut off or with limited communications, ... More >>
New tsunami information boards for Whangarei coast
Wednesday, 4 July 2018, 12:33 pm | Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management
New tsunami information boards for Whangarei coast Whangarei boaties and beachgoers can now boost their tsunami readiness using new information boards at popular district beaches and seaside locations. Thirty-eight new tsunami information boards have this ... More >>
New indoor tsunami sirens added to Northland alert options
Wednesday, 13 June 2018, 12:42 pm | Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management
New indoor tsunami sirens are now available to alert people who live, work or holiday along Northland’s coast. More >>
Northland tsunami siren network testing early April
Tuesday, 13 March 2018, 10:31 am | Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management
Tsunami sirens from Te Hapua to Mangawhai will be tested when daylight saving ends early next month. More >>
Northland tsunami siren network testing this month
Monday, 4 September 2017, 11:33 am | Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management
Tsunami sirens throughout Northland will be tested on the morning of Sunday 24 September, as part of twice-yearly checks which coincide with the beginning and end of daylight saving. The siren network – from Te Hapua in the north to Mangawhai in the south ... More >>
Northland tsunami siren network testing late September
Tuesday, 6 September 2016, 9:56 am | Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management
Tsunami sirens from Te Hapua to Mangawhai will be tested when daylight saving starts later this month. The 150-plus Northland sirens will sound on the morning of Sunday 25 September as part of regular twice-yearly checks to ensure they’re all working ... More >>
Tsunami warning - East Coast of North Island - Update 1 6.30
Friday, 2 September 2016, 7:39 am | Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management
People along Northland’s east coast are being warned to stay away from beaches and estuaries as a precaution after an earthquake generated a small tsunami of about 30 centimetres early today. More >>
YES programme comes to the Hokianga
Wednesday, 4 May 2016, 11:18 am | Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management
Young people from many communities in the Hokianga have jumped at the chance to build hands-on emergency services skills in a training programme that kicks off this weekend. More >>
Civil Defence forum lines up disaster management specialists
Friday, 29 April 2016, 12:32 pm | Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management
Managing major flooding emergencies complete with crocodiles invading households is not the everyday experience of disaster management specialists in New Zealand. More >>
Heavy rain, gales on way for New Year in Northland
Thursday, 31 December 2015, 5:44 pm | Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management
Those preparing to welcome in the New Year in Northland are being urged to keep an eye on the weather with the MetService predicting heavy rain and easterly gales over the next couple of days. More >>
Still time for Northlanders to register to ShakeOut
Wednesday, 30 September 2015, 9:10 am | Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management
Still time for Northlanders to register to ShakeOut More than 25,000 Northlanders are already registered (SUBS: as of 30 September) to ‘drop, cover, hold’ on 15 October as part of ShakeOut, the world’s largest earthquake drill. They’ll be ... More >>
Chile quake impacts on Northland likely low risk
Thursday, 17 September 2015, 3:28 pm | Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management
Officials continue to urge Northlanders to adopt a prudent approach in the wake of a large Chilean earthquake which experts now predict is likely to have only a relatively minor impact on our region. More >>
Caution urged for Northlanders in wake of Chile quake
Thursday, 17 September 2015, 1:15 pm | Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management
People along Northland’s east coast are being warned to stay away from beaches and estuaries after dark today and keep abreast of latest updates throughout the day after tsunami warnings issued in the wake of a large earthquake off Chile. More >>
Northland largely unscathed in Pam’s wake
Monday, 16 March 2015, 9:14 am | Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management
Northland appears to have escaped the aftermath of Cyclone Pam largely unscathed. Tony Phipps, Group Controller for the Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Group, says as of 7.15am today officials had no reports of serious damage ... More >>
Northlanders urged to ‘Get Ready, Get Thru’
Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 12:20 pm | Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management
Northlanders may have had more than their share of storms lately, but they are still being encouraged to give a thought to how they would handle natural disasters and other hazards as part of the upcoming national ‘Get Ready Week’. More >>
Region coping well despite new State Highway issue, flooding
Monday, 21 July 2014, 11:41 am | Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management
Northland has a new State Highway One slip to deal with and fresh flooding affected several dwellings in the south of the region, but overall it coped well with the latest the elements threw at it over the weekend. More >>
Clean-up continues in Northland after heavy overnight rain
Sunday, 20 July 2014, 12:43 pm | Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management
Storm-weary Northlanders are today returning their attention to clean-up efforts after another drenching overnight. More >>
Severe weather watch a ‘sensible precaution’; Civil Defence
Thursday, 17 July 2014, 2:20 pm | Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management
Civil Defence officials say a ‘severe weather watch’ issued for Northland for the weekend reflects a sensible, cautious approach by forecasters and is no cause for alarm at this stage. More >>
Looming State Highway reopening a key recovery step
Wednesday, 16 July 2014, 12:49 pm | Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management
Northland’s recovery from the storm which battered it is poised to reach an important milestone shortly with confirmation today a key, slip-affected section of State Highway One is now expected to reopen on Saturday. More >>
Storm recovery work continues in North
Tuesday, 15 July 2014, 12:54 pm | Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management
Post storm-recovery work – including 24/7 efforts to repair an important slip-affected section of State Highway One south of Kawakawa – are continuing in Northland. Graeme MacDonald, spokesman for the Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) ... More >>
