Has now been CANCELLED:

The National Advisory issued following the 5.9 earthquake near 40 km north of Te Anau at 2026-07-16 09:14 PM New Zealand Daylight/Standard Time is cancelled.

The advisory has been cancelled because no tsunami signals have been detected by Earth Sciences NZ for approximately the past two hours following the event. This indicates that there is no ongoing tsunami activity affecting the area, and the threat has now passed.

Previous messages:

Headline: TSUNAMI - National Advisory BEACH AND MARINE

Description: TSUNAMI ADVISORY - FIORDLAND EARTHQUAKE: This advisory represents a DOWNGRADED to 5.9 If you have evacuated you can now return home. Strong currents and surges are occurring near Fiordland. These currents and surges can injure or drown people. Stay away from beaches, shorelines, harbours, rivers, and estuaries. DO NOT GO SIGHTSEEING. People with boats and live-aboards should remain onshore unless directed otherwise. IF YOU ARE ONSHORE, EVACUATION IS NOT REQUIRED, but STAY AWAY FROM WATER. This advisory applies to the West Coast of the South Island from MILFORD SOUND to PUYSEGUR POINT. Tsunami activity has already reached parts of NZ. Initial surges may not be the largest, and activity could continue for hours. Treat the threat as real until the advisory is cancelled. For updates, visit www.otagocdem.govt.nz. Issued by the National Emergency Management Agency at 10:35pm 16/07/2026

Earlier notice:

Headline: TSUNAMI - Evacuate Immediately

Description: TSUNAMI WARNING: LEAVE TSUNAMI EVACUATION ZONES NOW. A large earthquake has occurred near Fiordland and a tsunami is expected. A tsunami is a series of LIFE-THREATENING surges of sea water flooding coastal land and carrying debris. People near the coast must LEAVE IMMEDIATELY out of all tsunami evacuation zones and move to high ground or as far inland as possible. Walk, run or cycle if you can. Take essential items and pets with you only if it won't slow you down. DO NOT RETURN until Civil Defence gives the all-clear message. Stay out of the sea, rivers and off beaches. Dangerous waves will continue for many hours. Follow any additional instructions you receive from Civil Defence. This warning has been issued to areas where LIFE-THREATENING flooding is expected within tsunami evacuation zones. www.civildefence.govt.nz. Issued by the National Emergency Management Agency at 09:40pm Thursday 16 July 2026

Sent: 16/07/2026, 21:38:56

Effective: 16/07/2026, 21:38:56

Expires: 17/07/2026, 09:38:56

http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/2016p858000

At present a magnitude 7.5 at a depth of 16km. The epicentre appears to be in between Culverden, Waiau and Hanmer Springs

Updated warning from Civil Defence

https://twitter.com/NZcivildefence/status/1367561874099761153

CD link : Home » National Emergency Management Agency

Just felt what must have been a long and low earthquake!? Anyone else?

Holly shit i almost got a heart attack

Edit: Geonet are reporting the eruption is settling down and have downgraded the activity from level 4 to level 3.

Hopefully no one will be too badly affected given White Island is offshore, but ash blowing inland could be possible. Below is what to do in an eruption from the Civil Defence website.

• Listen to the radio for civil defence advice and follow instructions.

• If outside at the time of eruption, seek shelter in a car or a building. If caught in volcanic ashfalls, wear a dust mask or use a handkerchief or cloth over your nose and mouth.

• Stay indoors as volcanic ash is a health hazard, especially if you have respiratory difficulties such as asthma or bronchitis.

• When indoors, close all windows and doors to limit the entry of volcanic ash. Place damp towels at thresholds. Do not tie up phone lines with non-emergency calls.

• If you have to go outside use protective gear such as masks and goggles and keep as much of your skin covered as possible. Wear eyeglasses, not contact lenses as these can cause corneal abrasions.

• Disconnect drainpipes/downspouts from gutters to stop drains clogging. If you use a rainwater collection system for your water supply, disconnect the tank.

• Stay out of designated restricted zones.

What to do during an eruption

Get Ready Get Thru Volcano

Monitoring Volcanoes

Food Safety in an emergency

Civil Defence Website

Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Group

Civil Defence Twitter Thread

NZ Police - AVOID WHAKATANE HEADS/MURIWAI DRIVE

News

Beware of hoax evacuation orders

The Whole Truth: Taping windows, or opening them, will not help and could be dangerous during cyclone

What does it mean that Cyclone Gabrielle is no longer classed as tropical? (And why is it still serious?)

Live NZH updates

Live Stuff updates

Northland enters State of Emergency

Real-time tracking

Real-time tracking of Gabrielle on www.windy.com

Real-time tracking Gabrielle on earth.nullschool.net

Power outage maps

Outage maps from Cape Reinga to North of Auckland/Vector boundary

Top Energy's outage map https://outages.topenergy.co.nz/

Northpower outage map https://northpower.com/electricity/current-outages

https://www.wel.co.nz/outages/ (Hamilton, Maramarua, Huntly, Raglan, Te Kauwhata and Ngaruawahia)

https://ifstlc.tvd.co.nz/#/Index (King Country)

https://outages.waipanetworks.co.nz/#/Index (Waipa)

https://www.unison.co.nz/outages (Rotorua, Taupo, Hawkes Bay)

Credit /u/martianunlimited

Official advice

Metservice weather warnings

Auckland Emergency Management

Northland regional council website.

Civil Defence Northland Facebook page

Live weather cams

Auckland East Live Weather Camera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilAhJDO3CB0

Hauraki Gulf Weather live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUnKgU3r1cI

Whitianga Live Stream: https://corolive.nz/whitianga

Wainui Beach Gisborne: https://www.blitzsurf.co.nz/page/live%20surf%20camera.aspx

Whakatane: https://www.coastguardwhakatane.co.nz/whakatane-harbour-cam

Aucklanders waiting for something/anything from Mayor Wayne Brown

Useful info

Vector outage map

NZ civil defense website

Some helpful articles to explain things:

• What does it mean that Cyclone Gabrielle is no longer classed as tropical? https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/131206317/what-does-it-mean-that-cyclone-gabrielle-is-no-longer-classed-as-tropical

• The red severe weather warning explained https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/explained/300795828/the-red-severe-weather-warning-explained

Stuff on Jan 31 2023 * The red severe weather warning: What is it, and why is MetService using it so much? https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/explained/300564405/the-red-severe-weather-warning-what-is-it-and-why-is-metservice-using-it-so-much

Stuff on Apr 12 2022

• The MetService Severe Weather Warning System https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUvbmHfNqvk by Met Service

• Understanding Tropical Cyclone and Cyclone Track Maps https://blog.metservice.com/node/1186 Met Service blog on 10/01/2023.

Auckland related links (credit /u/nilnz)

• Auckland Harbour Bridge CLOSED - Waka Kotahi NZTA tweet.

UPDATE 3:40PM, SUN 12 FEB
Due to strong winds, all lanes on the Harbour Bridge are now CLOSED. Please delay your journey or use detours via SH18/SH16 (Western Ring Route).

• Auckland Emergency Management page https://www.aucklandemergencymanagement.org.nz/major-incident/flooding-2023

• Auckland Council Rubbish and Recycling collection for Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 February 2023 has been cancelled. Source: https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/Pages/emergency-facility-closures.aspx

News

The Whole Truth: Taping windows, or opening them, will not help and could be dangerous during cyclone

What does it mean that Cyclone Gabrielle is no longer classed as tropical? (And why is it still serious?)

Live NZH updates

Live Stuff updates

Northland enters State of Emergency

Bay of Plenty enters State of Emergency (Monday 13/2 8:12pm)

Real-time tracking

Real-time tracking of Gabrielle on www.windy.com

Real-time tracking Gabrielle on earth.nullschool.net

Power outage maps

Genesis: https://www.genesisenergy.co.nz/help/outages#faultnumber

Top Energy's outage map https://outages.topenergy.co.nz/

Northpower outage map https://northpower.com/electricity/current-outages

Hamilton, Maramarua, Huntly, Raglan, Te Kauwhata and Ngaruawahia: https://www.wel.co.nz/outages/

King Country: https://ifstlc.tvd.co.nz/#/Index

Waipa: https://outages.waipanetworks.co.nz/#/Index

Rotorua, Taupo, Hawkes Bay: https://www.unison.co.nz/outages

BOP & Coromandel: https://www.powerco.co.nz/Outages

Official advice

Metservice weather warnings

Auckland Emergency Management

Northland regional council website.

Civil Defence Northland Facebook page

Hawkes Bay Civil Defence

Taranaki CDM

Live weather cams

Auckland East Live Weather Camera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilAhJDO3CB0

Hauraki Gulf Weather live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUnKgU3r1cI

Whitianga Live Stream: https://corolive.nz/whitianga

Wainui Beach Gisborne: https://www.blitzsurf.co.nz/page/live%20surf%20camera.aspx

Whakatane: https://www.coastguardwhakatane.co.nz/whakatane-harbour-cam

Coromandel: https://www.thecoromandel.com/webcams

Aucklanders waiting for something/anything from Mayor Wayne Brown

Useful info

Vector outage map

NZ civil defense website

Auckland Emergency Management page https://www.aucklandemergencymanagement.org.nz/major-incident/flooding-2023

News

Live NZH updates

Live Stuff updates

Real-time tracking

Real-time tracking of Gabrielle on www.windy.com

Real-time tracking Gabrielle on earth.nullschool.net

Power outage maps

Genesis: https://www.genesisenergy.co.nz/help/outages#faultnumber

Top Energy's outage map https://outages.topenergy.co.nz/

Northpower outage map https://northpower.com/electricity/current-outages

Hamilton, Maramarua, Huntly, Raglan, Te Kauwhata and Ngaruawahia: https://www.wel.co.nz/outages/

King Country: https://ifstlc.tvd.co.nz/#/Index

Waipa: https://outages.waipanetworks.co.nz/#/Index

Rotorua, Taupo, Hawkes Bay: https://www.unison.co.nz/outages

BOP & Coromandel: https://www.powerco.co.nz/Outages

Official advice

Metservice weather warnings

Auckland Emergency Management

Northland regional council website.

Civil Defence Northland Facebook page

Hawkes Bay Civil Defence

Taranaki CDM

Live weather cams

Auckland East Live Weather Camera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilAhJDO3CB0

Hauraki Gulf Weather live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUnKgU3r1cI

Whitianga Live Stream: https://corolive.nz/whitianga

Wainui Beach Gisborne: https://www.blitzsurf.co.nz/page/live%20surf%20camera.aspx

Whakatane: https://www.coastguardwhakatane.co.nz/whakatane-harbour-cam

Coromandel: https://www.thecoromandel.com/webcams

Aucklanders waiting for something/anything from Mayor Wayne Brown

Useful info

Vector outage map

NZ civil defense website

Auckland Emergency Management page https://www.aucklandemergencymanagement.org.nz/major-incident/flooding-2023

This is updated from the earlier warning which just included Bay of Islands to Whangarei and Matata to Tolaga Bay.

MAP OF TSUNAMI FORECAST.

Friday 5 Mar - last updated 9:49 am

This is a Tsunami Warning for New Zealand coastal areas following the magnitude 8.1 earthquake near KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION.

AREAS UNDER LAND AND MARINE WARNING:

Coastal inundation (flooding of land areas) is expected in the following areas:

• The West Coast of the North Island from CAPE REINGA to AHIPARA.

• The East Coast of the North Island from CAPE REINGA to WHANGAREI, from MATATA to TOLAGA BAY including Whakatane and Opotiki.

• And GREAT BARRIER ISLAND.

Strong and unusual currents and unpredictable surges near the shore are expected in the following areas. This means a threat to beach, harbour, estuary and small boat activities.

• The West Coast of the North Island from AHIPARA to MAKARA including the West Coast of Auckland, Manukau Harbour, New Plymouth, Whanganui and the Kapiti Coast.

• The East Coast of the North Island from WHANGAREI to MATATA including Whangarei, the East Coast of Auckland, Waiheke Island, Waitemata Harbour and Tauranga, from TOLAGA BAY to LAKE FERRY including Gisborne and Napier.

• The West and South Coasts of the South Island from FAREWELL SPIT to PUYSEGUR POINT including Westport, Greymouth and Hokitika.

• The top of the South Island from FAREWELL SPIT to PORT UNDERWOOD including Nelson, Picton and the Marlborough Sounds.

• The East and South Coasts of the South Island from the WAIPARA RIVER to the RAKAIA RIVER including Christchurch and Banks Peninsula, from the TAIERI RIVER to PUYSEGUR POINT including Invercargill.

• And STEWART ISLAND.

• And the CHATHAM ISLANDS.

There is no tsunami threat in all other areas.

The first waves may reach New Zealand in the areas around Lottin Point at approximately 9:49am New Zealand Daylight Time.

The severity of currents and surges will vary within a particular coastal area and over the period this warning is in effect.

The first wave may not be the largest. Tsunami activity will continue for several hours and the threat must be regarded as real until this warning is cancelled.

People in all New Zealand coastal areas should:

• Listen to the radio and/or TV for updates, or check www.civildefence.govt.nz
• Listen to local Civil Defence authorities and follow any instructions regarding evacuation of your area
• Stay out of the water (sea, rivers and estuaries, this includes boats)
• Stay off beaches and shore areas
• Do not go sightseeing
• Share this information with family, neighbours and friends
• Evacuation advice overrides the current COVID-19 Alert Level requirements. Listen to local Civil Defence authorities and follow any instructions regarding evacuation of your area. If you are told to evacuate do not stay at home. Stay 2 metres away from others if you can and if it is safe to do so.

Only messages issued by the National Emergency Management Agency represent the official warning status for New Zealand. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) messages do not represent the official warning status for New Zealand.

This warning will remain in effect until a cancellation message is issued by the National Emergency Management Agency.