Bay of Plenty emergency authorities will use an upcoming World Tsunami Day to test their alert systems throughout the region.
World Tsunami Awareness Day makes will be held this Saturday.
The Bay of Plenty Emergency Management team will send out an alert at 12pm and said in a statement they welcomed the chance to remind people to be prepared.
New Zealand joins 13 other counties taking part in the day, initiated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
Bay of Plenty emergency management director Clinton Naude said tsunamis knew no borders, therefore international political and public understanding of risk reduction was extremely important.