Prepare for an Emergency - Text Alerts

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You can sign up to receive emergency text alerts direct to your mobile phone. That way you will hear about any large-scale emergency in Wellington.

  • Text alerts are free, but sign-up costs you four texts at your standard rate.
  • You will receive 3 - 4 test messages a year and any other message will be a real alert.
  • The text alerts do not currently work on mobile phones using the 2degrees network.
  • If you receive an emergency alert, forward it to your networks, or re-tweet the message if you're on Twitter.

Sign up for Text Alerts

Wait for a reply after each text sent. If you already receive tweets to your mobile phone, go to step 5.

  1. Text the word "start" to 8987.
  2. Reply with the word "signup".
  3. Think of a unique username. (You won't need to remember it again, so you could use your name followed by some random characters, eg "Kelly495hgim".)
  4. Reply with your chosen username. (If you are already on Twitter, use your existing username and it will ask you for your password)
  5. Send / Reply "follow wemonz" to 8987.

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