WREMO — Tsunami evacuation zones Porirua

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Map No	PDF Map	PDF Size	JPG (image) Map	JPG Size
18	Centennial Hwy / SH1 (pdf 1.3 MB)	1.3MB	Centennial Hwy / SH1 (jpg 383 KB)	0.4MB
19	Centennial Hwy / SH1 (pdf 1.4 MB)	1.5MB	Centennial Hwy / SH1 (jpg 398 KB)	0.4MB
20	Pukerua Bay (pdf 1.5 MB)	1.6MB	Pukerua Bay (jpg 417 KB)	0.4MB
21	Pukerua Bay (pdf 1.9 MB)	2MB	Pukerua Bay (jpg 472 KB)	0.5MB
22	Plimmerton (pdf 2 MB)	2.1MB	Plimmerton (jpg 484 KB)	0.5MB
23	Plimmerton (pdf 2.1 MB)	2.2MB	Plimmerton (jpg 492 KB)	0.5MB
24	Mana & Camborne (pdf 2.1 MB)	2.2MB	Mana & Camborne (jpg 507 KB)	0.5MB
25	Mana, Camborne, Whitby & Paremata (pdf 2.5 MB)	2.5MB	Mana, Camborne, Whitby & Paremata (jpg 561 KB)	0.6MB
26	Pauatahanui Inlet, Whitby, Grays Rd (pdf 2.4 MB)	2.5MB	Pauatahanui Inlet, Whitby, Grays Rd (jpg 564 KB)	0.6MB
27	Paremata, Papakowhai (pdf 2.8 MB)	2.9MB	Paremata, Papakowhai (jpg 585 KB)	0.6MB
28	Titahi Bay (pdf 2.2 MB)	2.3MB	Titahi Bay (jpg 526 KB)	0.5MB
29	Porirua, Elsdon, Aotea (pdf 3 MB)	3.1MB	Porirua, Elsdon, Aotea (jpg 608 KB)	0.6MB
30	Porirua Coast (pdf 1.6 MB)	1.6MB	Porirua Coast (jpg 419 KB)	0.4MB
31	Porirua Coast (pdf 1.3 MB)	1.4MB	Porirua Coast (jpg 388 KB)	0.4MB

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Porirua council's GIS

The Porirua City Council also hosts a searchable map of the tsunami evacuation zones in Poriura.
Access the Porirua Web GIS

Maps for the rest of the region

To see the tsunami evacuation zone maps for the rest of the region select the link below:

Understanding the different evacuation zones

The Red Zone is the beach and marine environment, and some very low lying areas. This area is the one we ask people to stay out of most often as a result of smaller tsunamis. Evacuate this area when instructed to, or immediately after any long or strong earthquake. The earthquake may be the only warning of a tsunami, so do not wait for further instructions, notifications or advice, evacuate immediately after the shaking has stopped.

The Orange Zone is the area we may evacuate for large earthquake in the Pacific, such as near South America, causing a tsunami wave of up to 5 metres at the Wellington coastline. Alerts and evacuation advice would be issued by Civil Defence and distributed to the public. Evacuate this area when instructed to, or immediately after any long or strong earthquake. The earthquake may be the only warning of a tsunami, so do not wait for further instructions, notifications or advice, evacuate immediately after the shaking has stopped.

The Yellow Zone is the self-evacuation zone which means if you feel a long or strong earthquake, then get yourself out of all zones. The earthquake may be the only warning of a tsunami, so do not wait for further instructions, notifications or advice, evacuate immediately after the shaking has stopped. This zone has been defined by modelling up to magnitude 9 earthquakes on the subduction zone to the east of the North Island, the worst case scenario modelled for the Wellington region.