Kapiti Coast police have warned residents to be alert for unexpected visitors or phone calls after reports that people claiming to be earthquake assessors had been targeting the area.
In a Facebook post on Saturday, Wellington District Police said they had received reports of people claiming to be from the Earthquake Commission and wanting to carry out building inspections.
Police said the claims were not genuine, and EQC and Kapiti Coast District Council were not conducting inspections.
Anyone who was approached by a door-knocker who they suspected was not genuine should phone 111, police said.
We recommend taking pictures of any suspicious caller (as with anyone else behaving suspiciously in your street or near your property) and forwarding them with details of the time and what they said to both your Neighbourhood Watch coordinator and the police.