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Emergency Information

The tsunami evacuation zone for Hawke's Bay is shown in blue - Following a Long or Strong earthquake, get out of the blue zone: head inland or tohigher ground right away. The first tsunami wave may arrive within 15 minutes. Leave as soon as the shaking stops and go as fast as you can, every step towards safety counts. Find out if you or your family live, work, or play in the tsunami evacuation zone. The map at the link shows the current Hawke’s Bay tsunami evacuation zone, based on a maximum credible event modelled at 2022 sea level. 

Link to the tsunami evacuation zone

Know your tsunami safe areas

Familiarise yourself with the Wairoa township/Civil Defence tsunami evacuation routes and safe areas, based on where you live, work or spend a lot of time.

There are four designated safe areas near the Wairoa township.

They are; Tawhara Valley, Hillcrest/Cemetery Hill, the Mitchell Road/Achilles Street intersection and the Wairoa Airport. 

Share your evacuation route and safe area information with your family and friends and also have a practice walk to the safe area while timing to see how long it takes to get there.

Share this map and/or print it and hang it up at home, work, school or your marae to let as many people as possible know about the evacuation routes and safe areas.