Emergency alert

Sun, Feb 12, 16:32pm

Issued by Northland Civil Defence at 4:30pm, 12 Feb, 2023.

A state of emergency has been declared for Northland as of 4.40pm, for an initial seven-day period. This is a precautionary as a part our response to Cyclone Gabrielle. This is to allow the Civil Defence Controller and other authorities involved in the response to access emergency powers to protect life and property.

Overnight tonight and tomorrow are the key times of concern with the possibility of widespread heavy rainfall and gale force winds causing issues across Northland.

Please continue to stay up-to-date with weather forecasts and official information, have a plan in case you need to evacuate, check on neighbours, avoid non-essential travel and take extreme care if you do need to be on the roads.

More info is on the Civil Defence Northland Facebook page and the Civil Defence pages of www.nrc.govt.nz

If life is in danger call 111 immediately.