16/04/2025
Kia Tupato Whānau🙏🏼
****Shared from Rūranga o Ngāti Whātua.
🔺Kia mataara whānau 🔺
From Metservice reports:
Gusts of 120 km/h in exposed places, with damaging gusts of 140 km/h are still possible tonight and Thursday morning
For those on the coast, there are large and powerful swells predicted on the north and eastern parts of the region on Thursday 17th, and Good Friday 18th April. Please be mindful of the high tide times, and hazardous marine and coastal conditions.
🚗 ROADS:
To check for road closures and delays on state highways: https://www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/highway-conditions/northland or follow NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi - Northland
⚡POWER:
Check the latest outages here:
• Northpower: https://northpower.nz/outages/
• Top Energy NZ: https://outages.topenergy.co.nz/
At the moment:
🌧️ Please continue to keep up to date with the forecast
🚙 Drive to the conditions, especially this evening
🧰 If you haven’t already and it’s safe to do so, please make sure you have secured what you can on your property and have the supplies you need in case of further power outages.
🔴 For all emergencies: call 111 (Fire, ambulance or police)
Here’s the current list of TRoNW support and Ngāti Whātua marae contacts available for whānau impacted by the severe weather:
🔺TRoNW Kotahitanga Unit
Civil Defence Emergency Support
Contact: Maree Langdon, Ph: 021 180 4612
🔺Oruawharo Marae, Wellsford
Contact: Waina Henare, Ph: 0226340142
🔺 Te Pounga Marae, Kaiwaka
Contact: Kim Wallace, Ph: 021889788
🔺 Parirau Marae, Ruawai
Contact: Annissa Thompson, Ph: 021 045 8301
🔺 Waikaretu Marae, Pouto
Contact: Ella, Ph: 027 277 7797 or Vera, Ph: 021 158 2273
🔺 Ngā Tai Whakarongorua Marae, Tinopai
Contact: Erana Fenton, Ph: 021 0868 5232
We will provide updates and additional information as it becomes available.
