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Service details
By signing up to this text alert system you will receive free text messages from the Northland Civil Defence Group about impending flood, tsunami or other civil defence emergencies.
Who provides the service?
The Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group (CDEM) has joined forces with Auckland-based communication company OPTN Ltd to offer this service.
Several other regions around New Zealand also use this service for texting civil defence emergency information to subscribers.
Find out more about OPTN on their website:
http://www.optn.co.nz/
Who sends out the texts?
Texts are managed and updated, as necessary, by our local emergency management staff in the event of things like major flooding or tsunami, or when a Civil Defence emergency is likely to be declared.
How much does it cost?
The service is free.
How to register
To subscribe to this service:
To subscribe text OPTN NCD to 2678 (this means 'opt in' to Northland Civil Defence).
You should receive a confirmation text which indicates you have successfully subscribed to the service.
IMPORTANT: If you do not receive a confirmation text, you will need to re-send your subscription text.
To unsubscribe to this service:
To unsubscribe text OPTX NCD to 2678 (this means 'opt out' of Northland Civil Defence)
You should receive a confirmation text which indicates you have successfully unsubscribed from the service.
Further information
If you have any problems subscribing to the service, please contact
OPTN by phoning 0800 894 127.