Media Release Archive
The following media releases have been made by the Ministry, or Ministers responsible for Civil Defence and Emergency Management.
October 2009
Vanuatu earthquake 8 October no tsunami threat (doc)
Cancellation of Potential Tsunami Threat to NZ No 7 1630
Potential Tsunami Threat to Nz No 6 1545
Potential Tsunami Threat to NZ No 5 1430
Potential Tsunami Threat to NZ Media release No 4 1346
Potential Tsunami Threat to NZ 1305
Potential Tsunami Threat to NZ 1225
September 2009
Samoa tsunami release 7 (doc)
Samoa tsunami release 6 (doc)
Samoa tsunami release 5 (doc)
Samoa tsunami release 4 (doc)
Samoa tsunami release 3 (doc)
Samoa tsunami release 2 (doc)
Samoa tsunami release 1, Sept 30 (doc)
August 2009
Traffic light system for disaster-damaged buildings announced by Minister (doc
30kB)
Minister launches revised civil defence school programme (doc 100kB)
$140 million of science funding announced (Minster's press release doc 50kB)
Abbotsford landslide anniversary (doc 1.5MB)
July 2009
Get Ready Get Thru survey results: how prepared are we? (doc 200kB)
Registration of interest requested for new emergency management information system (doc 200kB)
Cancellation of potential tsunami threat from Southland earthquake (doc 30kB)
Potential tsunami from Southland earthquake (doc 30kB)
June 2009
Media briefing: National Warning System (PDF 2MB)
May 2009
Closer links between NZ and Australian national emergency management agencies (doc 200kB)
China earthquake anniversary (doc 200kB)
April 2009
Italian earthquake a reminder of the need to be prepared (doc 250kB)
March 2009
Tsunami Advisory cancelled for Tonga earthquake (doc 30kB)
Tsunami Advisory: possible tsunami threat from Tonga earthquake (doc 30kB)
February 2009
No tsunami threat from Kermadec Islands earthquake (doc 30kB)
January 2009
Building Safety Evaluation (doc 200kB)
Number of CD events in 2008 (doc 200kB)
No tsunami threat from Loyalty Islands earthquake (doc 30kB)
No tsunami threat from Kuril Islands earthquake (doc 30kB)
No tsunami threat from second Indonesian earthquake (doc 30kB)
No tsunami threat from Indonesian earthquake (doc 30kB)
December 2008
International connections: latest Impact magazine (doc 190kB)
24/7 coverage continues over Christmas period (doc 140kB)
October 2008
Pacific Wave 2008: Tsunami exercise (doc 170kB)
Warning about Aftershock TV programme (doc 180kB)
September 2008
Evacuation preparedness: Hurricane Gustav a reminder (doc 200kB)
August 2008
National storm eases: focus on clean up (doc 170kB)
July 2008
National storm: update 1700 31 July (doc 174kB)
National storm: situation report 31 July (doc 180kB)
Most regions affected by storm (doc 144kB)
Minister's Forum and the big green rig (doc 200kB)
June 2008
Nationwide tsunami seminars (doc 180kB)
Drop, cover, hold - response to earthquake email scam (doc 180kB)
April 2008
204 CDEM events in first quarter (doc 200kB)
How to evacuate 300,000 people (doc 183kB)
March 2008
Ministry signs MOU with GNS Science (doc 156kB)
January 2008
900 Civil Defence Events recorded in 2007
December 2007
International engagement (doc 140kB)
Emergency and media coverage over Christmas (doc 140kB)
Praise for local civil defence response (doc 150kB)
Civil Defence stresses need to check your neighbours (doc 140kB)
Foreign visitors to Gisborne call your embassy (doc 140kB)
Summary of response to Gisborne earthquake to date (doc 145kB)
Engineers to inspect Gisborne City CBD (doc 160kB)
State of local emergency declared for Gisborne City Ward (doc150kB)
Damage being assessed from Gisborne earthquake (doc 150kB)
No tsunami threat from Gisborne earthquake ( doc 150kB)
Ministry signs MOU with Salvation Army (doc 147kB)
November 2007
New Zealand's biggest civil defence and emergency management exercise begins (doc 320kB)
October 2007
UN disaster response exercise in Christchurch (doc 145kB)
Fiordland earthquake: no Tsunami risk (doc 238kB)
New Zealand hosts international UN disaster response training (doc 153kB)
New Civil Defence initiatives (doc 144kB)
Disaster Awareness week (doc 144kB)
Impact Hazardscape Report (doc 140kB)
September 2007
Auckland Islands earthquake (doc1 238kB, doc2 238kB)
Get Ready Get Thru website now available in other languages (doc 30kB)
Get Ready Get Thru website for Maori (doc 30kB)
Get Ready Get Thru website for Pacific communities (doc 30kB)
Ruapehu minor eruption (doc 30kB)
August 2007
Earthquake experts head to Peru (doc 28kB)
July 2007
Joint media release Auckland CDEM Group and Vector Ltd (doc 353kB)
Civil defence moving from emergency response to recovery (doc 144kB)
Civil Defence stresses need to check neighbours (doc134kB)
Hotline for Northland, Auckland and Thames/Coromandel (doc 133kB)
Update 12 July for Northland, Auckland and Thames/Coromandel (doc 139kB)
Civil Defence Overview 11 July 5:30pm (doc 143kB)
0800 number activated for Northland (doc 134kB)
NCMC activated to monitor possible flooding in Northland (doc 246kB)
NCMC stood down from Taranaki tornado event (doc 132kB)
Taranaki tornadoes (doc 244kB)
June 2007
Capital Quake Report 2007 (doc 30kB)
National Mail Drop (doc 36kB)
May 2007
Tsunami medal awarded (doc 130kB)
Workshops reinforce preparedness message (doc 646kB)
April 2007
Earthquake Solomons (doc 243kB)
NZ under watch (doc 242kB)
Update (doc 243kB)
Further update (doc 243kB)
Final update (doc 243kB)
February 2007
Earthquakes a timely reminder (doc 129KB)
August 2006
CDEM Ministerial Forum
Civil Defence seals new partnership with radio (doc 20KB)
July 2006
Java tsunami a timely warning to New Zealanders (doc 128KB )
June 2006
Ministry to monitor heavy rainfall for east coast (rtf 6KB)
Public Education Programme Launch (doc 50KB)
Launch of the CDEM Public Education Programme (doc 10KB)
May 2006
Civil Defence Ministry Acting Director Announced (23/05/06 8KB)
Lessons learnt from Pacific Wave exercise (17/05/06 128KB)
National Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan supported (15/05/06 122KB)
Pacific Wave Tsunami Exercise (9/05/06 127KB)
No Tsunami threat to NZ - Media release 1 (4/05/06 180KB)
NZ Monitoring Pacific Island impacts of Earthquake - Media release 2 (04/05/06 181KB)
April 2006
What's the plan Minister? (27/04/06 .doc 35KB)
Auckland Civil Defence exercise achieved expected outcomes (27/04/06 .doc 34KB)
March 2006
Civil Defence Director to take up international role (28/03/06 .doc 411KB)
Larry prompts preparedness warning (22/03/06 .doc130KB)
December 2005
Minister releases Tsunami Risk and Preparedness reports (20/12/2005)
October 2005
Urban search dogs to be put to the test in Christchurch
January 2005
Drop, Cover & Hold still best advice
August 2004
Exercise to Test Earthquake Response Arrangements
November 2000
CDEM Bill Introduced