Central government
Land Information New Zealand
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
Ministry for the Environment
Quality Planning - A guide for best-practice planning under the Resource Management Act 1991
Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Social Development
Office for the Community & Voluntary Sector
Work and Income New Zealand
Department of Internal Affairs
For a complete list of Government Departments, agencies and organisations click here.

Local government websites
To obtain contact details for all local authorities including their main websites and specific civil defence information click here.

Emergency services
New Zealand Police
National Rural Fire Authority
New Zealand Fire Service

Research organisations
Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences
Landcare Research New Zealand
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

First aid/ambulance
Order of St John
Red Cross
Wellington Free Ambulance

Others
Earthquake Commission
Ministry of Education - Worksafe at Schools
Met Service
New Zealand Land Search and Rescue
Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters
Central Search Dog Rescue
NZ Society of Earthquake Engineers (NZSEE)
Insurance council of New Zealand
NZ Society for Risk Management