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Less Than One Month To Go Until Wellington Steps Up For The Long Walk Home!

Wednesday, 7 February 2024, 1:36 pm | Wellington Region Emergency Management Office

The countdown is on for the Long Walk Home, with less than one month to go until Wellingtonians put on their walking shoes and head from Wellington City to Porirua. The event organised by the Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO), ... More >>

Wellington Region Emergency Management’s Giant Poo Raises Awareness Of Emergency Toilets

Wednesday, 26 April 2023, 2:55 pm | Wellington Region Emergency Management Office

Wellington Region Emergency Management Office’s new campaign encourages residents to plan what to do when they can’t use their loo. The Wellington region is crossed by many active faults. A large earthquake on the Wellington Fault would ... More >>

Severe Weather And Heavy Swells On The Way For The Wellington Region

Wednesday, 20 July 2022, 5:31 pm | Wellington Region Emergency Management Office

The Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO) is urging coastal residents in Wellington and the Wairarapa, as well as anyone planning to travel around the region, to be aware of the heavy swells and severe weather expected from tomorrow ... More >>

WREMO Urges Coastal Residents In Porirua And Kāpiti To Prepare For Heavy Swells

Thursday, 9 June 2022, 12:25 pm | Wellington Region Emergency Management Office

The Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO) is urging coastal residents in Porirua and Kāpiti to prepare for the Heavy Swell Warning in place from midnight tonight until midnight Friday. WREMO Regional Manager Jeremy Holmes says the swell ... More >>

WREMO Recommends Coastal Residents Get Prepared For Heavy Swells

Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 2:33 pm | Wellington Region Emergency Management Office

A Heavy Swell warning for Wellington and the Wairarapa, issued by MetService, is expected to impact coastlines from 6pm tonight until 11pm, Thursday 26 May. The Wairarapa is likely to see a combined wave height of 5.5 to 6 metres overnight tonight, while ... More >>

SWELL WARNING Wellington South Coast And Wairarapa

Monday, 28 June 2021, 7:21 pm | Wellington Region Emergency Management Office

IMPACTS FORECASTED: Further modelling shows that the impacts from this event could be similar to the wave inundation that was experienced during the 2013 Matariki Storm. Detailed modelling suggests that tomorrow morning’s high tide is likely to have ... More >>

South Coast Communities Better Protected With New Swell Warning System

Wednesday, 14 April 2021, 12:05 pm | Wellington Region Emergency Management Office

Wellington South Coast residents can now sign up for new Swell Warnings from MetService, which will give locals a heads up when big waves are heading their way. MetService Manager Marine and Regional Weather Services, Michael Martens says they are delighted ... More >>

Community Emergency Hubs in the Wellington Region

Thursday, 30 May 2019, 9:31 am | Wellington Region Emergency Management Office

Earlier this month, the Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO) launched a campaign to urge people in the Wellington Region to be more prepared for an emergency by finding their local Community Emergency Hub at GetPrepared.nz/hubs . More >>

Where is your nearest Community Emergency Hub?

Tuesday, 14 May 2019, 10:16 am | Wellington Region Emergency Management Office

Imagine that a large earthquake has struck the Wellington Region. You've made it home and checked on your family and neighbours. What do you do next? More >>

Schools briefed on Molesworth Street building removal

Wednesday, 23 November 2016, 10:06 am | Wellington Region Emergency Management Office

Wellington earthquake update #24 –Tuesday 22 November, 8pm Schools briefed on Molesworth Street building removal Thorndon schools and pre-schools were briefed this afternoon by Wellington City Council on how the quake-damaged office block at 61 Molesworth ... More >>

Wellington emergency management alert

Thursday, 14 May 2015, 2:08 pm | Wellington Region Emergency Management Office

People should be alert to the situation and are urged to monitor the WREMO website at http://www.getprepared.org.nz/status to get the latest information on what is happening around the region. More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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