The Wairarapa represents the largest area of land (78%) in the Wellington Region, but is home to only 8% of the region’s population. Nevertheless, the Wairarapa is very important to the regional economy.
The Wairarapa Valley are bisected by several major river systems and active faults, while Lake Wairarapa stores large volumes of water. The risk of flooding across the Wairarapa Plains is an important consideration because of the threat to life in major settlements and because of the consequences for the rural economy.
On this page you can find:
List of community emergency hubs in the Wairarapa
Information about the tsunami risk to the Wairarapa
Wairarapa's Community Emergency Hubs
Community Emergency Hubs are about the community coming together to do what it can to help each other - people helping people with what they have available.
See a map of the region's hubs
| Hub Name | Venue | Address | Hub Guide |
| Carterton | Carterton Events Centre | 50 Holloway Street | |
| Castlepoint | Wairarapa Sports Fishing Club | 4/2 Jetty Road | |
| Featherston | Anzac Hall | 62 Bell Street | |
| Greytown | Greytown Town Centre | 89 Main Street | |
| Martinborough | South Wairarapa District Council | 19 Kitchener Street | |
| Masterton (Central) | YMCA | 371 Queen Street | |
| Masterton (Douglas Park) | Douglas Park School | 136 Cole Street | |
| Masterton (Eastridge) | Te Kura Kaupapa o Maori Wairarapa | 35 Johnstone Street | |
| Masterton (Fernridge) | Fernridge School | 264 Upper Plain Road | |
| Masterton (Kuripuni) | Masterton Primary School | 53 South Road | |
| Masterton (Lansdowne) |
Lansdowne Presbyterian Church |
1 Totara St |
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| Mauriceville | Mauriceville School | 78 Opaki Kaiparoro Road | |
| Riversdale | Riversdale Beach Golf Club | 82 Pinedale Crescent | |
| Taueru | Taueru Hall | Te Parae Road | |
| Tinui | Tinui Hall | 3 Blackhill Road | |
| Wainuioru | Wainuioru Hall | Masterton-Stronvar Road | |
| Whareama | Whareama Hall | 5 Langdale Road |
Tsunami risk to the Wairarapa
The coastline and small settlements of the Wairarapa are vulnerable to a possible tsunami, and it is important to know what to do.
If you feel an earthquake that is either longer than a minute OR strong enough that it’s hard to stand up, then get to high ground, out of all zones, as soon as the shaking stops!
If there is an official warning, then evacuate from the zones (red, orange or yellow) stated in the warning.
Open tsunami evacuation map
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NOTE: While our website has virtually unlimited capacity and will continue to operate at high speed even when under heavy load, the mapping system above may not be available as it uses data from outside our system. If it is slow to load then there are detailed downloadable maps of the Wairarapa tsunami evacuation zones maps are also available.
Find the South Wairarapa's tsunami evacuation zone maps
Find Carterton District's tsunami evacuation zone maps
Find Masterton District's tsunami evacuation zone maps