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Exercise Pacific Wave (PacWave)

Council staff will be taking part in a national tsunami exercise designed to test how New Zealand responds to a tsunami threat. Read more.

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Emergency Notification: EXERCISE ONLY: Pacific Wave (PacWave)

THIS IS AN EXERCISE ONLY

One way road closures in place - 10:11am on Wednesday 14 October

One way road closures are now in place for the following roads:

  • Paraewanui Road (from Forest Road)
  • Turakina Beach Road (from SH3)
  • Beamish Road, Knottingly Road Road and Raumai Road (from Santoft Road)

This means that residents can leave the evacuation zone, but won't be able to return until the tsunami warning is lifted.

EXERCISE ONLY

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MEDIA RELEASE ONE

EXERCISE PACWAVE - Tsunami warning: Evacuation ordered for coastal Rangitīkei communities

Tsunami warning: Evacuation ordered for coastal Rangitīkei communities

Wednesday 14 October 2026

An evacuation has been ordered for coastal communities in Rangitīkei following a magnitude 9.1 earthquake near Peru, which has generated a tsunami warning for New Zealand.

Read the full media release.