CIVIL DEFENCE ALERT/ EMERGENCY
Media Release for Immediate Use
30 September 2009 11.06 am

TSUNAMI WARNING
Emergency response/Current situation

* The tsunami warning is now cancelled and downgraded to a National Advisory – Potential Threat to NZ.

* National advice was for up to a 1.0m wave at East Cape at around 10.22 am.

* Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management advises residents to continue to be cautious. Public are asked to keep away from beaches and river mouths.

* There are not yet any confirmations of whether the wave surge is a series of surges. There have been no reports of aftershocks as yet in Samoa.

* Danger to boats and coastal structures can continue for several hours due to rapid currents. As local conditions can cause a wide variation in tsunami wave action the all clear determination must be made by local authorities.

* Civil Defence and Emergency Services are continuing to monitor the situation.

* Please listen to your radio news for further information.

ENDS

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