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Emergency Mobile Alert

Find out about Emergency Mobile Alert including a list of capable phones on the Get Ready website.

National Emergency Management Agency

The National Emergency Management Agency provides leadership in reducing risk, being ready for, responding to and recovering from emergencies.

Local civil defence groups

Local authorities are responsible for civil defence emergency management (CDEM) in their area. If life or property is threatened always dial 111 for Police, Fire or Ambulance.

New Zealand Emergency Management Assistance Team

This page provides information about the New Zealand Emergency Management Assistance Team

Tsunami monitoring and detection network

This page provides information about New Zealand’s tsunami monitoring and detection network.

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08 Oct 2020 - 9:30 am

One week to go until New Zealand’s national earthquake drill and tsunami hīkoi

Over half a million people have signed up to take part in this year’s New Zealand ShakeOut, our national earthquake drill and tsunami hīkoi.

27 Jul 2020 - 2:00 pm

Help for coastal communities at risk of tsunami

Information released by MBIE’s Building System Performance team and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) will help communities across New Zealand address a crucial issue – how do people living in low-lying, coastal areas evacuate in time from an impending tsunami?

14 Jul 2020 - 2:58 pm

CAP feed for Emergency Mobile Alert is now live

The new CAP feed allows EMA messages to be distributed by other systems that only need to be connected to the internet, so EMA life safety messages can get to people who are out of network coverage.