SIRENS TESTED

Tsunami sirens from Te Hapua to Mangawhai will be tested when daylight saving ends early next month. The 160-plus Northland sirens will sound on the morning of April 2 as part of twice-yearly checks to ensure they’re working correctly. Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management spokesperson Victoria Randall says sirens around the region will sound – firstly at 9.20am for 10 minutes and again at 10am for just 30 seconds. The network – 91 in the Whangarei district, 58 in the Far North and 14 in the Kaipara district – alerts coastal communities in the event of a tsunami warning. Visit nrc.govt.nz/tsunamisirens