National Exercise Programme Calendar
Exercises for 2013-2016
The National Exercise Programme Calendar adopts a colour-coded approach to the tier levels:
Upcoming TIER 2
Upcoming TIER 3
Upcoming TIER 4
Upcoming OTHER
Past exercise
National CDEM Exercise Programme 2013
Date: March 2013
Financial Year: 2013/2014
Exercise Name: TBC
Exercise Theme: Maritime exercise – disabled ship
Tier: 3
Lead Agency: Auckland CDEM Group
Participating Agencies: Harbour Masters Office
Details: Tabletop and function exercise with the Harbour Masters Office
Date: March 2013
Financial Year: 2013/2014
Exercise Name: Ex Billow2
Exercise Theme: Volcanic eruption
Tier: 3
Lead Agency: Taranaki CDEM Group
Participating Agencies: Taranaki, Waikato, Manawatu-Wanganui, Nelson
Details: Full activation of EMO and eruption response including evacuation of people and livestock
Date: 29 May 2013
Financial Year: 2013/2014
Exercise Name: Exercise Te Ripahapa
Exercise Theme: Earthquake
Tier: 3
Lead Agency: Canterbury CDEM Group
Participating Agencies: All South Island CDEM Groups, MCDEM
Details: Exercise Te Ripahapa will focus on a response to a major Alpine Fault earthquake
Date: June 2013
Financial Year: 2013/2014
Exercise Name: TBC
Exercise Theme: Business Continuity exercise
Tier: 2
Lead Agency: Auckland CDEM Group
Participating Agencies:
Details: Functional exercise with Council departments
Date: 2 September 2013
Financial Year: 2013/2014
Exercise Name: TBC
Exercise Theme: TBC
Tier: 2
Lead Agency: Chatham Islands CDEM Group
Participating Agencies:
Details:
Date: September 2013
Financial Year: 2013/2014
Exercise Name: TBC
Exercise Theme: Ferry disaster (Tory Channel)
Tier: 2
Lead Agency: Marlborough CDEM Group
Participating Agencies:
Details:
Date: November 2013
Financial Year: 2013/2014
Exercise Name: Exercise Pahu
Exercise Theme: Volcanic eruption
Tier: 3
Lead Agency: Taranaki CDEM Group
Participating Agencies: Taranaki, Waikato, Manawatu-Wanganui, Nelson
Details: Full activation of EMO and eruption response including evacuation of people and livestock
National CDEM Exercise Programme 2014
Date: April 2014
Financial Year: 2013/2014
Exercise Name: TBC
Exercise Theme: TBC
Tier: 2
Lead Agency: Nelson Tasman CDEM Group
Participating Agencies: TBC
Details: TBC
Date: 21/22 September 2014
Financial Year: 2014/2015
Exercise Name:
Exercise Theme:
Tier: 2
Lead Agency: Waikato CDEM Group
Participating Agencies:
Details:
Date: September 2014 (Date TBC)
Financial Year: 2014/2015
Exercise Name:
Exercise Theme: AOS Callout (Police)
Tier: 2
Lead Agency: Marlborough CDEM Group
Participating Agencies:
Details:
Date: October 2014 (Date TBC)
Financial Year: 2014/2015
Exercise Name: TBC
Exercise Theme: TBC
Tier: 2
Lead Agency: Nelson Tasman CDEM Group
Participating Agencies: TBC
Details: TBC
Date: October 2014 (Date TBC)
Financial Year: 2014/2015
Exercise Name:
Exercise Theme:
Tier: 2
Lead Agency: Gisborne CDEM Group
Participating Agencies:
Details:
Date: October 2014
Financial Year: 2014/2015
Exercise Name: Exercise Outage
Exercise Theme: Long term utility loss
Tier: 2
Lead Agency: Taranaki CDEM Group
Participating Agencies: Lifelines
Details: Managing long term loss of essential utilities
Date: November 2014 (Date TBC)
Financial Year: 2014/2015
Exercise Name: Exercise Phoenix
Exercise Theme: Earthquake
Tier: 3
Lead Agency: Wellington CDEM Group
Participating Agencies:
Details:
Date: 2014(Date TBC)
Financial Year: 2014/015
Exercise Name:
Exercise Theme:
Tier: 4
Lead Agency: MCDEM
Participating Agencies: All 16 CDEM Groups
Details:
Date: TBC
Financial Year: 2014/2015
Exercise Name:
Exercise Theme: Large urban fire
Tier: 2
Lead Agency: Auckland CDEM Group
Participating Agencies:
Details:
National CDEM Exercise Programme 2015
Date: September 2015
Financial Year: 2015/2016
Exercise Name: Exercise Pandora
Exercise Theme: Civil unrest
Tier: 2
Lead Agency: Canterbury CDEM Group
Participating Agencies:
Details:
Date: 2 September 2015
Financial Year: 2015/2016
Exercise Name: TBC
Exercise Theme: TBC
Tier: 2
Lead Agency: Chatham Islands CDEM Group
Participating Agencies:
Details:
Date: September 2014 (Date TBC)
Financial Year: 2014/2015
Exercise Name: TBC
Exercise Theme: Major power cut
Tier: 2
Lead Agency: Marlborough CDEM Group
Participating Agencies:
Details:
Date: November 2015 (Date TBC)
Financial Year: 2015/2016
Exercise Name: Exercise Phoenix
Exercise Theme: Earthquake
Tier: 3
Lead Agency: Wellington CDEM Group
Participating Agencies:
Details:
Date: Date TBC
Financial Year: 2015/2016
Exercise Name: TBC
Exercise Theme: TBC
Tier: 3
Lead Agency: Hawke's Bay CDEM Group
Participating Agencies:
Details:
Date: TBC
Financial Year: 2015/2016
Exercise Name:
Exercise Theme: Flooding
Tier: 2
Lead Agency: Auckland CDEM Group
Participating Agencies:
Details:
National CDEM Exercise Programme 2016
Date: March 2016 (Date TBC)
Financial Year: 2016/2017
Exercise Name: Exercise Strike
Exercise Theme: Tornado storm
Tier: 2
Lead Agency: Taranaki CDEM Group
Participating Agencies:
Details: Full activation
Date: September 2016 (Date TBC)
Financial Year: 2016/2017
Exercise Name:
Exercise Theme: TBC
Tier: 3
Lead Agency: Canterbury CDEM Group
Participating Agencies:
Details: If this fits in with a national Tier 4 exercise then this exercise will be in support of this. If no Tier 4 exercise is run, this exercise will be a Tier 3 Inter Group exercise.
Date: 26/27 October 2016
Financial Year: 2016/2017
Exercise Name:
Exercise Theme:
Tier: 2
Lead Agency: Waikato CDEM Group
Participating Agencies:
Details:
Date: November 2016 (Date TBC)
Financial Year: 2016/2017
Exercise Name: Exercise Phoenix
Exercise Theme: Earthquake
Tier: 3
Lead Agency: Wellington CDEM Group
Participating Agencies:
Details:
Date: TBC
Financial Year: 2016/2017
Exercise Name:
Exercise Theme: TBC
Tier: 4
Lead Agency: TBC
Participating Agencies: All 16 CDEM Groups and MCDEM
Details:
Date: TBC
Financial Year: 2016/2017
Exercise Name:
Exercise Theme: Pandemic/Bio security
Tier: 2
Lead Agency: All
Participating Agencies:
Details:
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2013-2016
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