People enjoying the Bay of Plenty coast will notice a change to the region’s tsunami evacuation maps this summer.
The Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management Group has updated the region’s tsunami evacuation maps to be consistent across all councils: digital maps and printed signs/boards will look different.
The main difference is that we have stopped using red, orange, and yellow for evacuation zones. Our updated maps have a single blue evacuation zone.
We have made it easier to find out if people are in a tsunami evacuation zone: people can scan a QR code for ‘you are here’ information.
We are asking people to check their updated maps so they are familiar with any changes before heading to the coast this summer.
A Tsunami can be triggered by large submarine or coastal earthquakes, underwater landslides, large coastal cliff or lakeside landslides or underwater volcanic eruptions.
The coastal areas of the Western Bay could be inundated by a tsunami.
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Western Bay of Plenty tsunami maps can be found here
For a printed copy of the the updated tsunami maps please visit your Council at any of our service centres (Waihī Beach, Katikati, Ōmokoroa, Barkes Corner and Te Puke).
Aongatete Tsunami Evacuation Zone
Athenree Tsunami Evacuation Zone
Bowentown Tsunami Evacuation Zone
Katikati Tsunami Evacuation Zone
Little Waihi and Pukehina Tsunami Evacuation Zone
Maketu Tsunami Evacuation Zone
Matakana Island North Tsunami Evacuation Zone
Matakana Island South Tsunamai Evacuation Zone
Ōmokoroa and Plummers Point Tsunami Evacuation Zone
Ōmokoroa Tsunami Evacuation Zone
Ōtamarākau Tsunami Evacuation Zone
Tahawai and Kauri Point Tsunami Evacuation Zone
Tanners Point Tsunami Evacuation Zone
Te Puna Tsunami Evacuation Zone
Te Tumu Tsunami Evacuation Zone
Waihī Beach Tsunami Evacuation Zone
Wainui North Tsunami Evacution Zone
Woodlands Tsunami Evacuation Zone
