Hazards – Red Cross
Free
3.8.1for iPhone, iPad and more
7.3
3 Ratings
New Zealand Red Cross
Developer
21.5 MB
Size
Feb 3, 2023
Update Date
Weather
Category
4+
Age Rating
Age Rating
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About Hazards – Red Cross
Download the Hazard App by New Zealand Red Cross to help you and your family prepare and respond to hazards in New Zealand. The app is a vital tool to help you get through emergencies and to receive disaster alerts.
This app allows users to prepare their homes and families for disaster, find help and let others know they are safe. An in-built alert system will allow you to receive alerts based on the location and type of hazard you are monitoring. Through the Hazard App, you will receive official emergency warnings and alerts from participating agencies according to your location or the locations of your friends and family. You have control over the locations, types of hazard and level of the alerts that you monitor on the app.
What alerts do I get?
Alerts are received by the Hazard App from participating alerting authorities.
You will receive notifications of earthquakes, and Watches/Warnings of Severe Weather and Thunderstorms, for anywhere in New Zealand.
The App is being rolled out region by region by Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups. You will only receive alerts from the regional civil defence groups who are currently actively engaged with the app.
Visit our website for participating regions.
Key features
● Receive official emergency warnings and alerts from participating alerting authorities
● Monitor up to 5 locations
● Control the locations, types of hazard and level of the alerts that you monitor on the app.
● Send “I am safe” messages to friends and family.
● Access pre-loaded information anytime, anywhere even without cell phone reception or internet connection
● Toolkit with features such as torch and siren
This app allows users to prepare their homes and families for disaster, find help and let others know they are safe. An in-built alert system will allow you to receive alerts based on the location and type of hazard you are monitoring. Through the Hazard App, you will receive official emergency warnings and alerts from participating agencies according to your location or the locations of your friends and family. You have control over the locations, types of hazard and level of the alerts that you monitor on the app.
What alerts do I get?
Alerts are received by the Hazard App from participating alerting authorities.
You will receive notifications of earthquakes, and Watches/Warnings of Severe Weather and Thunderstorms, for anywhere in New Zealand.
The App is being rolled out region by region by Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups. You will only receive alerts from the regional civil defence groups who are currently actively engaged with the app.
Visit our website for participating regions.
Key features
● Receive official emergency warnings and alerts from participating alerting authorities
● Monitor up to 5 locations
● Control the locations, types of hazard and level of the alerts that you monitor on the app.
● Send “I am safe” messages to friends and family.
● Access pre-loaded information anytime, anywhere even without cell phone reception or internet connection
● Toolkit with features such as torch and siren
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What's New in the Latest Version 3.8.1
Last updated on Feb 3, 2023
Old Versions
We’re always making changes and improvements to the New Zealand Hazards app. In this release, we have done some general maintenance and bug fixes.
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Version History
3.8.1
Feb 3, 2023
We’re always making changes and improvements to the New Zealand Hazards app. In this release, we have done some general maintenance and bug fixes.
3.8.0
Dec 21, 2022
We’re always making changes and improvements to the Hazards app. In this release, we have done some general maintenance and bug fixes.
3.7.2
Apr 12, 2022
We’re always making changes and improvements to the Hazards app. In this release, we have done some general maintenance and bug fixes.
3.7.1
Apr 4, 2022
We're always making improvements to the Hazards app. In this release we have fixed some bugs and completed some general maintenance
3.7.0
Mar 3, 2022
We have made updates to the app to support the latest OS version.
3.6.0
Feb 17, 2021
We've fixed some minor issues you may have been experiencing.
3.5.0
Nov 17, 2020
This app now supports the latest iOS.
3.4.0
Aug 18, 2020
We've fixed some minor issues you may have been experiencing.
3.3.0
May 27, 2020
This update includes color-coded notifications for MetService alerts to align with agency recommendations.
3.2.0
Nov 22, 2019
Now supports version 13 of the iOS operating system.
3.1.2
Jun 6, 2019
We've fixed some minor issues you may have been experiencing.
3.1.1
Mar 20, 2019
We've fixed some minor issues you may have been experiencing.
3.1.0
Nov 22, 2018
General bug fixes.
3.0.4
Sep 5, 2018
Minor bug fixes.
3.0.3
Aug 6, 2018
Minor bug fix
3.0.2
Jun 14, 2018
General bug fixes
3.0
Apr 23, 2018
General bug fixes.
2.4.2
Jul 31, 2017
Minor bug fixes.
2.4.1
Jun 20, 2017
General bug fixes
2.4
Jun 29, 2016
App updated to use GeoNet - the official source of geological hazard information for New Zealand.
2.3
Apr 6, 2016
•Minor Bug fixes
•Update to iOS 9
•Including weather overlays on the maps tab
•Ability to assign contacts to your locations and monitor their safety
•Update to iOS 9
•Including weather overlays on the maps tab
•Ability to assign contacts to your locations and monitor their safety
2.2.1
Mar 22, 2016
•Minor Bug Fixes
2.2
Jan 7, 2016
•Minor Bug fixes
•Update to iOS 9
•Including weather overlays on the maps tab
•Ability to assign contacts to your locations and monitor their safety
•Update to iOS 9
•Including weather overlays on the maps tab
•Ability to assign contacts to your locations and monitor their safety
2.1
Nov 16, 2015
Minor Bug Fixes
2.0
Aug 27, 2015
Hazards – Red Cross FAQ
Hazards – Red Cross is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
Benin,Bhutan,Canada,Lebanon,Namibia,Netherlands,Tanzania,Afghanistan,Vietnam,Finland,Kyrgyzstan,Lithuania,Slovenia,Swaziland,Burkina Faso,Suriname,Rwanda,Iceland,Mali,Congo, Democratic Republic,Botswana,Ecuador,Hong Kong,Mongolia,Palau,Albania,Sao Tome & Principe,Paraguay,Zambia,Anguilla,Kazakhstan,St. Lucia,Bosnia & Herzegovina,Fiji,Italy,Liberia,Madagascar,Bahrain,Costa Rica,Ireland,Japan,Saudi Arabia,Sierra Leone,Uzbekistan,Armenia,Pakistan,Seychelles,Micronesia,Chile,Georgia,Jamaica,Macedonia,Romania,Sweden,British Virgin Islands,Barbados,Macao,Maldives,Papua New Guinea,Portugal,Turks and Caicos,Thailand,Trinidad and Tobago,Bermuda,Zimbabwe,Kenya,Nicaragua,Taiwan,Bahamas,Israel,Cambodia,St. Kitts and Nevis,Malaysia,Senegal,Venezuela,Brunei Darussalam,Gambia,Honduras,Latvia,Switzerland,Congo,Colombia,Estonia,Egypt,Mauritania,Australia,Iraq,South Korea,Lao Peoples Democratic Republic,Moldova,Serbia,Cyprus,Cote Divoire,China,Cape Verde,India,Malta,Norway,Philippines,Austria,United Kingdom,Guinea-bissau,Malawi,Russia,Turkmenistan,Tunisia,Kosovo,Germany,Azerbaijan,Belize,Guyana,Montserrat,Mozambique,Nauru,Qatar,Angola,Nigeria,Kuwait,Cameroon,Dominican Republic,Spain,Myanmar,Poland,Turkey,Vanuatu,Argentina,Libya,Ukraine,Greece,Brazil,Denmark,Algeria,Grenada,Guatemala,Bolivia,Jordan,Montenegro,Slovakia,Belarus,Luxembourg,Mauritius,Solomon Islands,Tajikistan,Uruguay,Yemen,France,South Africa,Bulgaria,Cayman Islands,Mexico,Singapore,Belgium,Nepal,Uganda,Czech Republic,Gabon,Ghana,Indonesia,Peru,Chad,St. Vincent & The Grenadines,Dominica,Hungary,Niger,Oman,Tonga,Antigua And Barbuda,Croatia,Sri Lanka,Morocco,Panama,El Salvador,United Arab Emirates
Hazards – Red Cross supports English, Arabic, Burmese, Dutch, French, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Kurdish, Malay, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese
Click here to learn how to download Hazards – Red Cross in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Hazards – Red Cross.
iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
