Registrations for ShakeOut are now open giving us an opportunity to join thousands of New Zealanders (over 330,000 at this stage) to Drop, Cover and Hold and practise your tsunami hikoi if you are near the coast.

By registering, you can go into the draw for an emergency grab bag (individuals/families) or a wheelie bin full of emergency items (businesses/organisations/schools etc)

What is it?

Shakeout takes place in New Zealand and across the world to remind people the correct actions to take during an earthquake and if you are in a coastal area, to practise your tsunami hikoi

When is it?

Thursday 19 October at 9:30am

What are the correct actions to take?

Drop, Cover and Hold is the right action to take in an earthquake.

It:

• stops you being knocked over
• makes you a smaller target for falling and flying objects, and
• protects your head, neck and vital organs.

And if you are near the coast remember, Long or Strong, Get Gone.

• Drop, Cover and Hold until the shaking is over.
• If the earthquake lasts longer than a minute or is strong enough to make it difficult to stand, move quickly to the nearest high ground or as far inland as you can out of tsunami evacuation zones.
• Find out more about how to protect yourself from a tsunami.

Signing up is easy!

We encourage everyone to sign up and join thousands of others across the country Drop, Cover and Hold : https://getready.govt.nz/en/involved/shakeout/sign-up/

Resources

Collateral that may be useful when promoting ShakeOut: https://getready.govt.nz/en/involved/shakeout/share-the-shakeout/

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