Hazards in Kauri Point

Know your
Landslide
Fire
The term landslide
Fires can be started from
describes many types of
many natural causes
downhill movements of
including floods and
rock, soil and vegetation
earthquakes causing
under the influence of
electrical shorts, volcanic
gravity. Landslides can
activity, lightning strikes,
happen for a number of
and high winds causing
reasons, such as heavy
power lines to arc.
rain, long periods of
Low rainfall and drought
rainfall, poor
can also increase the
construction and
number of rural fires
excavation practices,
started.
earthquakes and
Deliberate lighting of
volcanic eruptions.
fires is another potential
fire source that cannot
What to do
be overlooked.
• Find out what the risk is
of a landslide in your
What to do
area and what you
• Make sure you have an
may be able to do to
escape plan.
reduce that risk
• Make sure your house
• Get out of the landslide
has working smoke
Path
alarms.
• If you suspect that a
• Apply for a permit if
landslide is going to
lighting an open fire in
happen, get out, inform
a restricted season.
your neighbours and
• If you see a fire, smell
contact local officials.
smoke, or your smoke
• Stay away from
alarm goes off remain
landslide areas.
calm, drop to the floor,
mouth with a cloth.
and get out of the
• school to help prevent
building or away from
the fire. Then call 111
from a safe location.
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Storms & Floods
Pandemic
Storms almost always
A pandemic is an
happen because of low
epidemic that happens
pressure systems.
worldwide, or over a very
Storms have a wide
wide area, crossing
range of impacts
international boundaries
including coastal
and usually affecting a
inundation and erosion
large number of people.
through storm surge
In New Zealand an
(unusually high sea
influenza pandemic is
levels), high winds,
the most likely event to
flooding and landslides.
cause a large-scale
Storms can sometimes
health emergency.
bring tornadoes
What to do
Floods can cause injury
• Prepare a household
and loss of life, damage
emergency plan and
to property, loss of stock
include who will get
Infrastructure,
supplies to you if you
contamination of water
need to stay at home.
and land.
• Always wash your
hands thoroughly with
Types of flooding:
soap and water
• River Floods
• Cover coughs and
• Flash Floods
sneezes.
• Try to stay at least 1.5
What to do
metres away from sick
• Check with your local
people to reduce the
council to see if your
spread of germs.
property is at risk from
• If you are sick stay
flooding.
home from work and
• Prepare a household
emergency plan.
the disease from
• Keep drains and
spreading.
gutters clear and
• Get vaccinated
move stock to higher
ground if necessary.
• Follow MetService for
the latest weather
forecasts
www.metservice.co.nz
all free on your phone.
helping you through emergencies,
for receiving disaster alerts and
to download and is a vital tool
The Red Cross Hazard app is free
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neighbours
When a disaster strikes it
Earthquake
is the community who
An earthquake is a
are often the first
sudden, rapid shaking of
responders.
the earth caused by the
Help for those in need
breaking and shifting of
comes mostly from
rock beneath the earth’s
neighbours and
surface. They are usually
volunteer groups such as
caused by ruptures
Neighbourhood Support
along faults (fractures
or your Resident
within the earth’s crust)
Associations.
where rock moves on
either side of the fault
No one knows a
causing a release in
community better than
energy. Sometimes
the people who live and
earthquakes can trigger
work there and this is
other natural hazards why the community
such as landslides, fires must come together to
and tsunamis. develop a community
response plan.
What to do
• Prepare a household This covers how the
emergency plan. community plans to self-
• Fix, Fasten and Forget! activate and respond to
Secure heavy objects a disaster.
inside your home. The key message is you
• If you are inside when are not on your own!.
the shaking starts, It is more important than
move no more than a ever to know your
few steps to a neighbours, to look out
safe place and drop, for and support each
cover and hold. other.
• Expect aftershocks.
• If you are on the coast Are you prepared to offer
Think Long, Strong and your help and resources?
Gone, if the Join us as we further
earthquake lasts develop the Kauri Point
longer than a minute Community Response
or is strong enough Team and find out how
to knock you off your you can be better
feet, prepared in an
emergency.
bopcivildefence.govt.nz
For more information visit
a support plan.
ability to cope in a disaster, develop
requirement that may affect their
a disability or any special
If you, a family member or neighbour has
your family or community.
4 Assist vulnerable people in
car.
in your car and keep enough fuel in your
having essential emergency survival items
make it impossible to proceed. Consider
storm or major traffic accident could

Kauri Point
ed in your vehicle for some time. A flood,
Community guide to emergencies In some emergencies you may be strand-
Fire, Police or Medical Emergency dial 111 in your car when a disaster strikes.
Plan ahead for what you will do if you are
3 Keep your car ready.
96.4FM 88.3FM Waihi Gold FM in your emergency planning.
If you have pets or livestock, include them
92.6 FM Sound
104.2 FM 93.4 FM More FM
2 Don’t forget your pets.
90.5 FM Classic Hits to leave in a hurry.
1008 AM 90.2 FM Newstalk ZB a getaway kit in case you have
101.0 FM 819 AM National Radio maintain an emergency survival kit. Have
emergency plan. Assemble and
Western Bay frequencies: and practice your household
Get your family together to develop
source of information.
1 Get your family ready.
radio is your main
In an emergency, How to get ready:
and stay informed
How to get ready
 Tsunami evacuation
Tsunami sources Warnings and response
Local Sourced Tsunami Natural warnings
Will take less than 1 hour travel time to reach
If you are on the coast and experience
the nearest coastline;
any of the following:
Regional Sourced Tsunami
Feel a strong earthquake that lasts longer
Will take 1 – 3 hours travel time to reach
than a minute and is strong enough to
the nearest coastline;
knock you off your feet.
Distant Sourced Tsunami
See a sudden rise or fall in sea level or
Will take more than 3 hours travel time
hear loud and unusual noises from the sea.
to reach the nearest coastline.
Move immediately to the nearest high
ground or move inland as far as you can.
LONG or STRONG: GET GONE.
Evacuate ALL zones.
Do not wait for official warnings, in a
local source tsunami there will be no time
for an official warning.
Offical warnings
Evacuate from the zone(s) stated in
the warning message and stay out until
given the official all clear. Bay of Plenty
Civil Defence uses Emergency Mobile Alerts
and Red Cross Hazard App to alert the public.
Other platforms used: our Facebook page,
Twitter, website, radio and television.
www.bopcivildefence.govt.nz
Informal warnings
Warnings from friends, other members
of the public, international media, etc
may be correct. Verify the warning if you
can do so quickly and consider evacuating
from all zones.
Evacuation zones
Shore Exclusion Zone
Evacuate for any Tsunami
Tsunami evacuation
Evacuation Zone Orange
Evacuate along with the red • Think feet first and leave roads clear for
zone when officially directed emergency services and evacuation of the
less mobile. Assist your neighbours and
Evacuation Zone Yellow take your emergency pack.
Consider evacuating all
zones on any natural or • The first wave may not be the largest.
informal warning • Large waves may come after a series of
Community-led Centres small waves. The largest waves from distant
that may support you sources may take many hours to arrive.
during a disaster • There may be multiple waves separated
by up to an hour, or more.
• Stay OUT of evacuation zones until given the
official all clear.
• Stay away from the Red Zone for at least
24 hours after any tsunami warning, even
small waves can create dangerous currents.
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