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This feed has been established to help us inform as many people as possible when civil defence emergencies occur.
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CDEM Amendment Regulations 2010
The CDEM Amendment Regulations 2010 have been approved by the Governor-General, and will come into force on 1 August 2010. The key changes that affect CDEM Groups and local authorities are the prescribed forms for declaring, extending, and terminating a state of local emergency.
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Working from the same page: consistent messages for CDEM now online
The reference material provided in this document captures research done by New Zealand's leading experts. This is the standard reference for public messaging about major hazards.
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Welfare in an Emergency: Director's Guideline now online
This guideline is intended to inform the development, maintenance and review of welfare plans and arrangements.
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Community Engagement in the CDEM context guideline now online
Getting communities to participate in actions that enhance preparedness and create resilience to disasters has proven to be a significant challenge to the civil defence emergency management sector. This Best Practice Guideline has been developed to assist in this process.
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Exercise Tangaroa
Exercise Tangaroa is a national, multi-agency exercise that will be held on 20 October 2010. The exercise will focus on the national response to a distant source tsunami event.
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EMIS project website established
A website has be established to provide project updates on the Electronic Emergency Management Information System (EMIS) for use in the National Crisis Management Centre and by civil defence authorities.
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If a disaster happened now, would you be ready? Visit www.getthru.govt.nz to learn how you and your family can get ready, and get thru.

Preparing for emergencies
Two videos have been produced by Canterbury Civil Defence outlining how you can easily prepare emergency food and water supplies for your family.

1. Preparing food
Nutritionist Bronwen King provides helpful advice for ensuring you always have enough suitable food at home for emergencies. (Link to external site)


More information about preparing a household emergency checklist

2. Preparing water
We can live without food for a few days but we cannot live without water. Dr Alistair Humphrey, Canterbury Medical Officer of Health, provides tips and advice to make storing water easy. (Link to external site)


More information about storing water
More information about preparing a household emergency checklist