Pursuant to section 68 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002, I, Wayne Brown, declare that a state of local emergency exists in Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Area owing to severe weather event January 2023.

The state of local emergency comes into force immediately on the making of this declaration, and expires seven days after the time and date on which it comes into force (unless extended or terminated at an earlier time).

Declared by: Wayne Brown.

Designation: Mayor of the district for which the state of local emergency is declared.

Time and Date of Declaration: 9.27pm on 27 January 2023.