Stay Informed
During an emergency, be sure to have up-to-date information about what’s required. Here are the various ways you can stay informed with accurate information from Manawatū District Council.
In an emergency, the radio may be your prime source of information. Power and telecommunication outages are likely to impact your ability to get information from normal channels. If you don’t have a radio at home (most people have a radio in their car) consider a wind up or battery operated radio so you can stay informed. While national messaging will be available on all channels, for area specific information, listen to local radio stations.
Like and follow Manawatū District Council and Civil Defence Manawatū-Whanganui Facebook pages for the latest information about what to do during emergencies.
Emergency Mobile Alert messages can be sent to mobile phones by the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management, Horizons Regional Council, NZ Police, Fire and Emergency New Zealand, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry for Primary Industries.
They are sent if life, health or property is in serious danger.
The alerts are sent using cell broadcast technology, so you do not have to sign up or download an application.
If your phone is capable of receiving Emergency Mobile Alerts, the alert should appear automatically on your phone’s screen with a unique and penetrating warning sound. As Emergency Mobile Alert is about keeping you safe, you won’t be able to opt-out of receiving Emergency Mobile Alert.
Emergency Mobile Alerts do not replace other ways of staying informed about what to do during an emergency. Make sure you have a battery or solar powered radio and keep tabs on the Manawatū District Council and Manawatu-Wanganui Civil Defence Facebook page, as well as listening to the radio.
For urgent issues during an emergency, please call 06 323 0000 (24 hours).
For the latest information about what to do during an emergency, please follow the Council's Facebook page or listen to the radio and only use the phone number if necessary to keep the phone lines clear.
You can also use this number to contact the Civil Defence Emergency Management for general enquiries at other times.
Manawatū District Council
135 Manchester Street, Feilding