14/02/2026
🌧️ 𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐚 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲):
𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧: 50–80mm across Wairarapa (higher in the Tararua Range and Eastern Hills)
𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬: Southwesterly gusts up to 120km/h in exposed areas from late Sunday
𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥: Up to 7m waves along the Wairarapa coast (Turakirae Head to Mataikona), with debris and flooding risk around high tide
Expect rising rivers and streams, debris, slippery tracks, possible slips, hazardous driving, and potential power outages.
👩🌾 𝐎𝐧-𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬
✔️ Pass warnings to those who may not be on social media
✔️ Check in again later, especially isolated or elderly neighbours
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬
✔️ Fuel your generator, charge phones/devices, and get torches, radios & spare batteries ready
✔️ Fill baths with clean water for essential use if no generator
✔️ Use WhatsApp or local group chats to stay connected
✔️ Dairy farmers: make a contingency plan for milking if power is lost
𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲
✔️ Shift stock from flood-prone paddocks and waterways
✔️ Avoid moving animals once rivers rise or conditions worsen
𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬, 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬
✔️ Conditions can deteriorate quickly — wear your helmet and tell someone your route & expected return time
✔️ Avoid driving on coastal roads and tracks within 1–2 hours either side of high tide
✔️ Consider delaying any non-essential travel plans
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐬 & 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝
✔️ Secure calf sheds, tunnel houses, loose structures, empty trailers, and water troughs
✔️ Check and secure irrigators
✔️ Close shed doors properly
✔️ Keep a chainsaw and extra fuel handy
✔️ Check and secure sheds, gates, and silos
𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐚:
Message us on Facebook or call 0800 787 254
⚠️ Stay safe and prepare early.
Follow Wellington Region Emergency Management Office for updates, we expect more information between 10am–12pm today.
