Media Release Archive
The following media releases have been made by the Ministry, or Ministers responsible for Civil Defence and Emergency Management.
September 2010
Media Release 11 - Canterbury services recovering after earthquake (summary at 1250hrs, 10/09/10)
Media Release 10 - Shifting from response to recovery (summary at 1345hrs, 09/09/10)
Media release 9 - Deiscredited earthquake safety advice circulated (doc 185k) (09/09/10)
Media release 8 - No major damage from today's big shock (doc 188k) (includes summary at 1230hrs, 08/09/10)
Canterbury Earthquake - Media release 7 (doc 182k) Check your neighbours – look out for each other (8/9/10)
Canterbury Earthquake - Media release 6 (doc 184k) Update on school closures (8/9/10)
Canterbury Earthquake - Media release 5 (doc 178k) NZ Red Cross Canterbury Earthquake Appeal (7/9/10)
Canterbury Earthquake - Media release 4 (doc 173k)
Canterbury Earthquake - Media release 3 (doc 143k)
Canterbury Earthquake - Media release 2 (doc 180k)
Canterbury Earthquake - Media release 1 (doc 147k)
June 2010
Chile coverage in Impact magazine (doc)
May 2010
New radio commercials promote civil defence 'sting' (doc)
March 2010
Media invitation to EMIS presentation (doc)
Statistics New Zealand preparedness survey results (doc)
February 2010
Chile tsunami - Do not call 111 for information (doc)
Cancellation of National Tsunami Advisory 18 (doc)
Chile tsunami National advisory 17 (doc)
Chile tsunami National warning 16 (doc)
Chile tsunami National warning 15 (doc)
Chile tsunami National warning 14 (doc)
Chile tsunami National warning 13 (doc)
Chile tsunami National warning 12 (doc)
Chile tsunami National warning 11 (doc)
Chile tsunami National warning 10 (doc)
Chile tsunami National warning 9 (doc)
Chile tsunami National warning 8 (doc)
Chile tsunami National warning 7 (doc)
Chile tsunami National warning 6 (doc)
Chile tsunami National warning 5 (doc)
Chile tsunami National warning 4 (doc)
Chile tsunami National warning 2 (doc)
Chile tsunami National warning 1 (doc)
Chile tsunami National advisory 1(doc)
Tsunami revised plan and roadshow (doc)
Follow emergency website updates on Twitter (doc)
December 2009
Media Advisory: RSS capability on MCDEM website (doc)
Media Advisory: MCDEM 24/7 coverage information (doc)
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)Media releases 2000-20008
