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Weather

Check out what the weather is doing in your part of the region by keeping up to date with the latest information from MetService. MetService will also show you if there are any weather warnings coming our way.

www.metservice.com/national/home

Rain and river

For up to date rainfall and river flow data check out the Otago Regional Council's Water Info website.

http://water.orc.govt.nz/WaterInfo/Default.aspx

LAWA (Land Air Water Aotearoa) provides up to the hour river and rainfall data for the whole of New Zealand

http://www.lawa.org.nz

Roads

Keep an eye on the latest road information by keeping up to date with road closures in your area.

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/traffic-and-travel-information

'On the Move' is a fully customisable travel information service that provides information to travellers prior to their journey and about road and driving conditions, incidents and road works taking place on New Zealand's state highways.

https://onthemove.govt.nz/

Electricity

In an emergency you may need to get in touch with your electricity supplier. The main suppliers for the Otago Region are listed below:

 

Radio stations

These radio stations are most likely to be broadcasting warnings and advice in an emergency

Central Otago

  • Maniototo Burn 729AM
  • More FM, 90.3FM (Alexandra) 94.3FM (Cromwell)
  • Radio Central 91.9FM Alexandra, Clyde, Cromwell / 94.3FM Teviot Valley, 104.3 Maniototo
  • Radio Wanaka 92.2FM
  • RNZ National 101.5FM 

Clutha

  • Big River Radio (More FM) 93.7 FM South Otago / 92.9 FM Balclutha / 107.1 Lawrence
  • Hokonui Gold 91.3FM and 88.3 South Otago / 95.2 West Otago
  • RNZ National 101.4FM & 810AM

Dunedin

  • More FM 97.4FM
  • Newstalk ZB 1044AM
  • Radio Live 96.6FM
  • Radio Dunedin 95.4FM, 106.7FM & 1305AM
  • RNZ National 101.4FM & 810AM

Queenstown Lakes

  • More FM 92FM Queenstown / 99.2FM Wanaka
  • Radio Wanaka 92.2FM
  • RNZ National 101.6FM Queenstown / 101FM Wanaka
  • The Hits 90.4FM Queenstown / 96.2FM Wanaka
  • Glenorchy Country Radio 89.2FM

Waitaki

  • Oamaru Heritage Radio 88.3 and 107FM
  • Port FM 100FM
  • Radio Waitaki 104FM
  • RNZ National 101.4FM & 810AM

 

Evacuation

Leave home only if in immediate danger or if you are officially advised.

Stay inside (unless you are advised to evacuate) if there is a chemical or gas disaster or a storm. Listen to the radio or TV for information. If the power is off, your car radio will still work.

If you need to evacuate, secure your home as though you were going on holiday and turn off power, water, and gas. Ensure each adult in your household knows how to turn these off.

To indicate that you have successfully evacuated, tear the back cover off the phone book and put it in the window where it can be seen from the street.

Evacuate if there is:

  • Fire - get out and stay out
  • Move immediately to high ground if there is a large earthquake and you are near sea level on the coast, as tsunami can follow earthquakes
  • Official advice to do so (if you have time, take your survival items and listen to your radio).

For more information on where you should evacuate to, go to the region pages below:

Alerting tool helps Otago Get Ready

Emergency Management Otago is encouraging residents across the region to sign up to Gets Ready, a communication tool which helps keep people better informed during emergencies.  

 

Three key benefits of signing up to Gets Ready:

  1. Find out what’s happening, what to do and how to help others via email/text alerts.
    Get localised updates FAST about situations that directly affect you, from small scale events to major emergencies (earthquakes, floods, fires, severe weather events, tsunamis/seiches etc.) to help you look after your family, neighbours, friends and work colleagues. 
  2. Be part of a co-ordinated community emergency response.
    Help Civil Defence plan more effectively for emergencies by registering skills or resources you have (such as 4WDs, generators, First Aid training etc.) that can be used if needed. Vulnerable community members are also encouraged to provide details of special assistance they may require such as power, mobility or translation.
  3. Provide valuable on-the-ground intelligence to the Emergency Operations Centre via your Community Response Group.
    This will help Civil Defence co-ordinate a targeted response and get information and help to where it’s most needed, quickly and effectively.

To register for Gets Ready, follow the quick and easy three-step process:

  1. Go to www.getsready.net to log your contact details.
  2. Fill out the Resources, Skills and Needs section – you can choose to share as much or as little information as you wish.
  3. Once you receive the activation email (check your Junk Mail if it doesn’t come through within a few minutes) and click on the link to activate your profile.  All information is held privately and securely and is only accessible to authorised Civil Defence staff.  

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