About 500 people evacuated to Whangārei Primary School today, among them were about 100 Whangārei District Council staff and central city workers.
Whangārei Primary School.
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WDC staff evacuated about 9am, going up to their designated Whangārei Primary School evacuation point from about 9.20am and checking at the school gates with the Covid tracer app.
About 500 people had converged on the evacuation site, many had been able to go from there to family or friends during the four hours of the evacuation period.
Rob Forlong, Whangārei District Council (WDC) chief executive, said the four hours at the evacuation site had gone well.
Northland tsunami alert: Region copes well in tsunami threat but more could be done
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The lookout at Onerahi provided one of the safest, and best, viewing spots during yesterday s tsunami alert. Photo / Tania Whyte.
Northern Advocate
Northland coped well with yesterday s tsunami warning, but more work is needed on an evacuation plan to prevent the sort of gridlock that hit Whangārei as thousands fled the CBD, Whangārei Mayor Sheryl Mai said.
Thousands of Northlanders fled their homes, offices and schools in low-lying coastal areas and headed for the safety of higher ground after a tsunami warning was issued by Civil Defence at 8.46am. The all-clear was given at 3.34pm.
Northland entrepreneur creates alternative to wet wipes
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Entrepreneur Billie Jo Hohepa-Ropiha and New World Regent owner Eric Rush with the B-DÉT product she came up with as a solution to stopping wet wipes going into wastewater pipes. Photo / Tania Whyte
Mike Dinsdale is Northern Advocate deputy editormike.dinsdale@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat
A Northland entrepreneur may have found an answer to the damage caused by the millions of wet wipes flushed down toilets and clogging up wastewater treatment plants.
In New Zealand the damage and removal of the wipes from wastewater pipes costs $16 million a year.