Find plans and strategies related to civil defence emergency management.
Guidelines and technical standards issued under the CDEM Act 2002.
Nationally agreed, consistent messages for all civil defence emergency management organisations and emergency services to use.
Legislation relating to Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) is not just limited to the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002. A number of other Acts also play a role in CDEM.
Information and tools to support the enhanced performance and capability of the CDEM sector.
The New Zealand integrated approach to civil defence emergency management can be described by the four areas of activity, known as the ‘4 Rs’; Reduction, readiness, response and recovery.
This page provides information about the CDEM Resilience Fund
Through the National Public Education Programme, the National Emergency Management Agency and Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Groups work together to educate and motivate New Zealanders to be better prepared.
Exercises are activities that consider or simulate a real-life situation. They ensure an agency can review or test procedures. And they ensure participants can practice in defined roles. Real-life events do not happen that often. Exercising is a good way to measure the effectiveness of plans. They let staff practice their skills in a simulated emergency environment.
Monitoring and evaluation resources and background information
Arrangements and resources for welfare in an emergency
Find information and resources for lifeline utilities.
Learn about New Zealand Response Teams.
CDEM Groups and CDEM Group plans
Information and resources about NZ EMAT
Emi (meaning to be assembled; gathered together) is a tool used by emergency management agencies in New Zealand to collaborate and share information before, during and after an emergency.
The NEMA Monitoring, Alerting, and Reporting (MAR) Centre is Aotearoa New Zealand’s natural hazard warning centre. The Centre is responsible for sending warnings and critical safety information to the public before and during natural disasters. The Centre replaces NEMA’s previous on-call duty arrangements and assumed full standalone operations on 5 December 2022.
Science advice panels provide authoritative and efficient science advice across all 4Rs. The panels are convened by the Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management. But science advice panels benefit the whole emergency management system.
Information about the Emergency Management System Improvement Programme (EMSIP).
