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EMERGENCY MOBILE ALERT : Cyclone Vaianu will have widespread impacts. MetService has issued heavy rain and strong wind warnings for Auckland and Great Barrier from Saturday evening.
11 Apr 2026 1:50pm
Strong Wind Warning - Red for Aotea Great Barrier Island for 20hrs from 10.00pm Sat to 6.00pm Sun
11 Apr 2026 10:25am
Severe gale easterlies changing to severe gale west to northwesterly Sunday afternoon, with damaging gusts of 130km/h. Note winds easing from the north during Sunday afternoon. Be prepared to shelter in place, stay indoors and away from trees. Avoid travel. Be ready for communication outages.
Strong Wind Warning - Orange for Auckland except Great Barrier Island for 20hrs from 10.00pm Sat to 6.00pm Sun
11 Apr 2026 10:25am
Severe gale east to southeasterlies about areas north of Orewa changing to severe gale west to southwesterly throughout the region early Sunday afternoon, gusting 130km/h in exposed places. Moderate chance of upgrading to a Red Warning.
Heavy Rain Warning - Orange for Auckland and Great Barrier - 17hrs from 9.00pm Sat to 2.00pm Sun
10 Apr 2026 9:10pm
Expect 80 to 110 mm of rain to accumulate. Peak rates of 20 to 30 mm an hour.
Auckland Council’s hazard viewer is currently unavailable.
27 Feb 2026 4:40pm
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Emergency Relief Centres

If you need to leave your home for safety reasons, can’t get home or are asked to evacuate, the easiest place to go is to friends or whānau/family if possible. 

If that isn’t an option, we have opened five Civil Defence Centres (CDCs) in the wider Auckland region from 9pm, Saturday night, to provide temporary shelter and a place for people to go during Cyclone Vaianu if needed:

  • Ostend Hall, Waiheke Island - Belgium Street, Ostend, Waiheke Island   
  • Wellford Community Centre - 1 Matheson Road, Wellsford 
  • Shoesmith Hall - Shoesmith Street and Brown Road, Warkworth 
  • Helensville War Memorial Hall, 2 Porter Crescent Helensville (jointly operated with the local Community Response Group)
  • Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place Auckland    

The map will be updated during a Civil Defence Emergency with the locations and opening hours of centres that are open. Always check the latest status before you visit.

These centres will provide shelter, light snacks, and some basic sleeping arrangements. 

  • Please bring warm clothing and essential items like medicines, baby and children’s items and special food you may need. 
  • All Civil Defence Centres are wheelchair accessible.   

A small number of pets can be accommodated (cats must be in cages and dogs on a lead) and please bring their food and supplies. If you have friends or whānau that can look after your pets, please consider this first – Civil Defence Centres can be busy places, with limited space, and your pet may be more comfortable being looked after elsewhere.