Kia ora
 
Thank you for your OIA request received on 18 February 2026 for:
 

* Is NEMA aware of Apple's new Enhanced Safety Alerts, particularly
bi-level earthquake alerts, which provides early earthquake warnings
to iPhone users ([1]https://support.apple.com/en-nz/102516)?
* Are there any plans to work with Apple in order to bring the
aforementioned feature (or any similar early earthquake warning system
for iPhone users) to Aotearoa given the significant earthquake risk
this country faces, similar to the Android Earthquake Alerts System
that is presently available here?

 
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-----Original Message-----
From: N Roberts <[FOI #33758 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 18 February 2026 12:57 pm
To: Information <[NEMA request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Apple Early Earthquake Warning
System - NEMA
 
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Tēnā koe,
 
I am making this request under s 14 of the Official Information Act 1982.
 
Is NEMA aware of Apple's new Enhanced Safety Alerts, particularly bi-level
earthquake alerts, which provides early earthquake warnings to iPhone
users ([5]https://support.apple.com/en-nz/102516)?
 
Are there any plans to work with Apple in order to bring the
aforementioned feature (or any similar early earthquake warning system for
iPhone users) to Aotearoa given the significant earthquake risk this
country faces, similar to the Android Earthquake Alerts System that is
presently available here?
 
Note: This is a request made on the basis of information received in an
OIA to Earth Sciences NZ
([6]https://fyi.org.nz/request/33705-apple-e...).
 
Yours faithfully,
N Roberts
 
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