Water Conservation - Levin, Ōhau, Foxton & Foxton Beach

Level 2 Water Conservation is in place for Foxton and Foxton Beach from Friday 19 December 2025. Level 1 Water Conservation remains in place for Levin and Ōhau until further notice.

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Horowhenua Civil Defence Emergency Management Update: 16 February 2026

Horowhenua District Council continues to respond to the impacts of the severe weather event across the district. Conditions are easing, with no weather warnings currently in place, while work continues with contractors, service providers and emergency management partners to manage impacts across essential services and public spaces.

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Earthquake-prone Buildings

Find out about the changes in legislation relating to earthquake-prone buildings.

Priority Areas

On Wednesday 3 March 2019 Horowhenua District Council adopted an Earthquake-prone Building Priority area. The buildings included in the identified Earthquake-prone Buildings (EPB) Priority Area of Levin are deemed as a priority building due to their location beside vehicular and pedestrian thoroughfares with sufficient traffic and the potential impact of failure in an earthquake on people.

Understanding The Building Earthquake-prone Buildings Amendment Act

This page is intended to let you know about the changes in legislation relating to earthquake-prone buildings. As Council moves forward with its processes this section will be updated to reflect actions taken and next steps.

Available Funding

There are several sources of funding for earthquake strengthening projects. You may be able to access more than one of these funding sources, although conditions are likely to apply.

More information - Latest Updates

You can find more information about the system for managing earthquake-prone buildings in the following sources.

Identifying potentially Earthquake-prone buildings

The Horowhenua District has been identified as a high risk area in New Zealand, and therefore in the high seismic zone. Horowhenua District Council is administering the process of identifying earthquake-prone buildings on behalf of central government and want to help building owners through the process.