MPI AREA XIV

The South Pacific and Southern Oceans south of the equator, bounded by Area X to the west, Area XII to the north and Area XV to the east.

AMOC : New Zealand

Contact point
Rod Stainer (principal contact during normal working hours), Meteorological Service of New Zealand, P.O. Box 722, Wellington, New Zeland
Tel: 64 4 4700744
Fax: 64 4 4735231
Email: rod.stainer@metservice.com

Website: www.metservice.co.nz

Operational contact point (24 h)
Marine Forecaster, Meteorological Service of New Zealand, P.O. Box 722, Wellington, New Zeland
Tel: 64 4 4700760
Fax: 64 4 4712078
Email: marinefcstrs@metservice.com

Supporting Services

Other relevant contact points

None

Marine Pollution Emergency Response Authority

Maritime safety authority of New Zealand
John Lee-Richards (main operational contact), 755 Te Atatu Road, Te Atatu, Auckland
Tel: 64 9 839 3908
Fax: 64 9 839 3907
Email: John.lee.richards@mas.govt.nz

24h/Day
Marine Duty Officer
Tel: 64 4 472 6367
Tel: 64 21 439 508 (mobile)
Tel: 64 86 816 159 (pager)
Fax: 64 4 473 1300

Marine pollution transport model available under MPERSS

Type of pollution model
Name of model
References
Free
Input (pollutant data)
Input (Environmental data)
Trajectory algorithm: Wind
Trajectory algorithm: Current
Trajectory algorithm: Waves (generation method, effect on advection)
Fate algorithm: evaporation, emulsification...
Model Validation
Application area
Real-time response capacity

MPERSS trials

Date(s) and period(s) of trials	Brief summary of results

Actual marine pollution emergencies

Date(s) and duration(s) of incidents	Brief summary of results
Only coastal events: February 2002 - 2 weeks but not much oil spilled October 2002 - 5 days	Forecasts supplied to the maritime Safety Authority. In the first incident a forecaster was based on site for a week.

(Last Updated: 09-08-2007)