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 | Community Response Plan | Hub Guide |
| Bideford | Dursley Gardens | Bideford Road, Road 11 | ||
| Carterton | Carterton Events Centre | 50 Holloway Street | Carterton, Feb 2017 | |
| Castlepoint | Wairarapa Sports Fishing Club | 4/2 Jetty Road | ||
| Featherston | Anzac Hall | 62 Bell Street | Featherson, Nov 2016 | |
| Greytown | Greytown Town Centre | 89 Main Street | Greytown, May 2017 | |
| Martinborough | Martinborough Lions Club Den | 3 Oxford Street | Martinborough, June 2016 | |
| Masterton (Central) | YMCA | 371 Queen Street | ||
| Masterton (Douglas Park) | Douglas Park School | 136 Cole Street | ||
| Masterton (Fernridge) | Fernridge School | 264 Upper Plain Road | ||
| Masterton (Johnstone Street) | Te Kura Kaupapa o Maori Wairarapa | 35 Johnstone Street | ||
| Masterton (Kuripuni) | Masterton Primary School | 53 South Road | ||
| Masterton (Lakeview) | Lakeview School | 74 Te Ore Ore Road | ||
| 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.
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