Next72Hours - Disaster and Emergency Preparedness

Next72Hours - Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Next72Hours is a website dedicated to Survival in the modern world. We want to equip people to be confident and resourceful.

It is not hard to see that our planet is suffering more and more from big weather events and natural disasters. It is also clear to see that the majority of people are not prepared for such events. It is now commonly accepted worldwide that in the event of a major disaster, be that localized or nation wide, it may take up to 72 hours (three days) before vital services such as power, sewerage and clean drinking water can be restored or until suitable replacements can be found. In some places it can take much longer than this. If the event is big enough, vital services can take weeks to restore - assuming the event is a one off, and not recurrent as in the recent earthquakes in Christchurch. We cannot afford to ignore the changes around us and believe that “it will not happen to me” or “she’ll be right”. When disaster strikes, it is imperative everybody has the know how and supplies to be able to look after themselves and those around them until help arrives. More often than not the initial focus after disasters will be on rescue (such as Urban Search and Rescue teams going though collapsed buildings and Dog teams searching through debris to try to locate people). In many cases there just may not be enough resources to go around. They may be blocked off from accessing your area. Worse yet, in the case of a large scale event, the resources may be wiped out altogether. The smallest amount of preparation can make the world of difference when it comes to coping well in situations like this. We urge you to take steps NOW towards being more independent, resourceful and community minded.

12/04/2026

Many roads have been affected by the recent cyclone. Attached is the map as of 0820hrs Monday.

See comments below for links to NZTA and our Txt road alert service.

Well, this mornings prices are not great but if the ones in power go ahead with this it will be bound to get a lot worse...
12/04/2026

Well, this mornings prices are not great but if the ones in power go ahead with this it will be bound to get a lot worse. I think we are in for much worse times to come as things flow on from this.

11/04/2026

Officials are saying don’t be complacent. For some areas the worst of the storm still to come with up to 11 hours left of the rare 🔴 warnings

11/04/2026

💧LIVE 11:45am. Heavy and sustained rain is impacting eastern and northern parts of region, from around Cheviot north (matching out heavy rain warning, which remains in place until this evening in these areas).

☁️Cloudy elsewhere, with some patchy rain in isolation.

🌡🌤Milder and mostly fine through early and middle stages of next week, before our weather becomes significantly colder, with rain and hill snow chances later next week, early the following week 🍂

🏡Updates brought to you by Generation Homes Canterbury.

ℹ️ Homepage: www.cwu.co.nz

📍TODAY’S WEATHER – MAIN CENTRES

➡️ Christchurch
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/christchurch/

➡️ Rangiora
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/rangiora/

➡️ Rolleston
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/rolleston/

➡️ Ashburton
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/ashburton/

➡️ Timaru
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/timaru/

BANKS PENINSULA

➡️ Port Hills (Sugarloaf – 494m)
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/port-hills-sugarloaf-494m/

➡️ Akaroa
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/akaroa/

➡️ Lyttelton (forecast & webcams)
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/lyttelton/

CANTERBURY HIGH COUNTRY

➡️ Castle Hill Village (forecast, data & webcams)
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/castle-hill

➡️ Arthur’s Pass Village
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/arthurs-pass-village/

RURAL & PROVINCIAL TOWNS

➡️ Waipara
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/waipara/

➡️ Amberley
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/amberley/

➡️ Pegasus
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/pegasus/

➡️ Kaiapoi
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/kaiapoi/

➡️ Cheviot
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/cheviot/

➡️ Culverden
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/culverden/

➡️ Hanmer Springs
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/hanmer-springs/

➡️ Springfield (390m)
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/springfield-390m/

➡️ Oxford
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/oxford/

➡️ Darfield
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/darfield/

➡️ West Melton
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/west-melton/

➡️ Kaikōura
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/kaikoura/

➡️ Methven
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/methven/

➡️ Mt Somers
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/mt-somers/

➡️ Geraldine
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/geraldine/

➡️ Temuka
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/temuka/

➡️ Mt Lyford Village
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/mt-lyford-village-600m/

➡️ Lincoln
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/lincoln/

➡️ Leeston
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/leeston/

➡️ Waimate
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/waimate/

MACKENZIE COUNTRY

➡️ Fairlie
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/fairlie/

➡️ Mt Cook Village
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/mt-cook-village/

➡️ Lake Tekapo
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/lake-tekapo/

➡️ Twizel
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/twizel/

➡️ Omarama
https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/omarama/

© NZ Regional Weather Updates

11/04/2026

| Whakatane's acting mayor Julie Jukes says the path of Cyclone Vaianu is now tracking further East and the town is directly in the firing line.

"We are right in the firing line, the impact of tidal surges is now greater than what was originally predicted," she said.

Stay up to date with all the latest information via RNZ's live blog below 🔗

11/04/2026

: Whakatāne Mayor Nandor Tanczos is warning residents living in coastal areas of his district to "GET OUT NOW".

11/04/2026

| Incident Controller for Whitianga Dean Allen says everything is as expected so far and people are well prepared.

He says they have given out about 5000 sandbags this week as people are used to costal storms and know what’s coming. Many low-lying areas have already been hit.

Stay up to date with all the latest information via RNZ's live blog below 🔗

11/04/2026

📈💧RARE HIGH INTENSITY RAIN SETTING IN. ALL GO - 10:05am. Bands of heavy rain are now impacting the Kaikoura District.

⚠️Canterbury Weather Updates heavy rain warning remains in place for areas between Cheviot and Kaikoura - issued 5 days ago.

📷Image - illustrated the 'eye' of ex sub tropical cyclone vaianu and heavy rain 'feeds' developing about eastern and northern parts of the region.

❓️Questions? Keep up to date with Canterbury Weather Updates town pages and warnings for on-going coverage through the day. Remember for most southern and central areas it will remain rather cloudy and uneventful through the day.

Time to head on line and check out the RNZ frequencies for vita emergency updates folks. Make you you charge your phones...
11/04/2026

Time to head on line and check out the RNZ frequencies for vita emergency updates folks. Make you you charge your phones and radios or have spare batteries at the ready as well and have you grab bags and kits ready just in case...

RNZ is New Zealand’s statutory civil defence lifeline radio broadcaster. That means RNZ will provide vital information and updates as they come to hand on air and online during an emergency.

Extreme weather alerts cover much of the North Island, as Cyclone Vaianu is making its way south, expected to reach Northland and Auckland on Saturday night.

States of Emergency have been declared in the Northland and Waikato regions (including Coromandel Peninsula), and some parts of the Whakatāne and Hawke's Bay districts.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) advises that in times of crisis or civil defence emergency a battery powered radio, or a car radio remain essential lifelines if power is out and other forms of communication are unavailable.

🔗 Find the radio frequency for your area at rnz.co.nz/frequency and get prepared at rnz.co.nz/emergency

11/04/2026

⚠️❗ The Bay of Plenty and Rotorua Strong Wind Warning has been upgraded to RED with the strongest winds expected on Sunday.

Full details: https://www.metservice.com/warnings/home

Area: Bay of Plenty and Rotorua

Period: 16hrs from 4am - 8pm Sun, 12 Apr

Forecast: Severe gale easterlies changing to severe gale northwesterlies Sunday afternoon, with damaging gusts of 130km/h in exposed places.

Impact: Threat to life from flying items and falling trees. Destructive winds will cause widespread damage including powerlines and roofs, with dangerous driving conditions and significant disruption to transport and power supply.

Action: Stay indoors or seek sturdy shelter away from trees. Avoid travel. Be ready for power and communication outages. https://getready.govt.nz/emergency/storms

NZ Civil Defence Bay of Plenty Civil Defence

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