National disaster management representatives from fifteen Pacific Island nations are in Wellington this week for a tsunami preparedness workshop.
The New Zealand civil defence minister, Nikki Kaye, says representatives will be shown how to use new Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre information products which can predict wave heights and localise tsunami information.
She says the tools will allow Pacific Island nations to create accurate tsunami threat models.
Ms Kaye says the participating Pacific nations will also have an opportunity to share their local knowledge and hear from various New Zealand government agencies.
