Tsunami Ready

Tsunami Ready is a free mobile app for residents of the Greater Wellington region. It helps you locate the nearest safe zone and learn the quickest route to safety, using GPS and an interactive map experience to prepare you and your loved ones so you can act fast if a tsunami disaster strikes. Find safety A massive earthquake in New Zealand could trigger a tsunami wave, leaving you with less than 10 minutes to get to safety. Know where to go if a tsunami comes while you are at work, home, or school. Search for an address in the Greater Wellington region to see if the places you frequent are in a tsunami danger zone. Invite loved ones to check their favourite spots too. Practice drills If you’re in a danger zone, run practice drills with whānau and friends, so everyone knows the best route to safety before a tsunami wave reaches our shores. Follow the map and challenge yourselves to beat the clock. Earn badges for making it out of the tsunami danger zone in time. Keep practicing and aim to smash your record. The app is a learning tool to help people understand what to do in case of a tsunami. It should not be used during an active tsunami event. Not in Greater Wellington? We’re in discussion with other regional emergency management services to access data and make it available to other regions. Made by Alphero Alphero is a New Zealand-based digital agency working to make the world a better place through digital. Tsunami Ready is a passion project, conceived, produced, and funded by us - to help make the people of Aotearoa safer. Do you have an idea that you're ready to move outside the box? Contact [email protected]