The following media release comes from Emergency Management Bay of Plenty.

Emergency Management Bay of Plenty will be testing all available alerting systems, including sirens, on Friday, 9 October at 10 am.

This test will include:

• All fixed sirens will sound continuously for up to one minute (Matatā, Coastlands, Whakatāne, Ōhope, Ōhiwa, Waiotahi, Ōpōtiki and Waihau Bay)
• Text alerts will be sent
• Emails will be sent

This is a test, and no action is required.

In a real event, the sirens will sound for 10 minutes with a constant rise. In a real event, if you hear or receive a warning, listen to 1XX (90.5 / 92.9 FM or 1242 AM).

For more information, visit Bay of Plenty Civil Defence.