Home / Bay of Plenty TimesDon't panic - Bay of Plenty Civil Defence tests alertsBay of Plenty Times9 Jun, 2019 10:42 PMQuick ReadSubscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sign in hereListening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditThe Bay of Plenty Civil Defence emergency group is testing its alerts. Photo / fileThe Bay of Plenty Civil Defence emergency group is testing its alerts. Photo / filePhones throughout the Bay of Plenty will have received test alerts from Bay of Plenty Civil Defence today.The alerts are test only, and there is no emergency people need to be concerned about.The civil defence announced on Facebook it was testing some of its alerting systems. "These practice runs help us ensure our systems are working as they should for a real event," it said. The civil defence test alerts include the Red Cross Hazard app; Text alerts; Fixed sirens in the Eastern Bay of Plenty only; Facebook and Twitter.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.The national alerting tool, called Emergency Mobile Alerts (EMA), was not part of this Bay of Plenty test. The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management will be carrying out their annual test of this later in the year.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditLatest from Bay of Plenty TimesSport|Updated'No brainer': All Blacks duo recommits to New Zealand Rugby until 202809 Feb 05:07 PMBay of Plenty Times'Emotional' two weeks: Mum's drug funding hope for 4yo son09 Feb 05:00 PMPremiumEditorialEditorial: Sam Ruthe's star rises 50-years after Walker's win 09 Feb 04:00 PMSponsoredKaibosh gets a clean-energy boost in the fight against food waste 09 Feb 02:49 AMAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
