National Emergency Management Agency Research Projects and Resources
Hazard and social research reports and programmes.
Hazard risk research
Tsunami research
Review of Tsunami Hazard in New Zealand (2013 Update)
Review of Tsunami Hazard and Risk in New Zealand (.pdf 2.8mb)
Review of New Zealand's tsunami preparedness (.pdf 1.7mb)
Tsunami Signage Science Report (.pdf 1.7mb)
Tsunami Evacuation Zone mapping (.pdf 2mb)
Tsunami Public Alerting Options (.pdf 3mb)
Tsunami Land-Use and Evacuation Planning Workshop
Gisborne, 15 and 16 October 2014
A Tsunami Land-Use and Evacuation Planning Workshop was held in Gisborne, 15 and 16 October 2014. The workshop was hosted by Gisborne CDEM Group and was attended by 40 people from across CDEM, central government agencies and the science research sector. The workshop was funded by the CDEM resilience fund in support of tsunami risk reduction.
The intention of the workshop was to clarify current tsunami science research, specific to land use and evacuation planning. Presentations were provided by GNS, National Emergency Management Agency, CDEM and consultants in the risk reduction space. Presentations from the workshop are available to download below:
Workshop Purpose and Expected Outcomes presented by Lisa Pearse (.pdf 1.2MB)
Tsunami Science presented by William Power, GNS Science (.pdf 4.8MB)
Government Support for Tsunami Research presented by Richard Smith (.pdf 680kb)
Tsunami: Auckland Approach presented by Richard Woods, Auckland Council (.pdf 1.2MB)
Land Use Planning for Tsunami presented by Wendy Saunders, GNS Science (.pdf 1.2MB)
Resilience programme
Creating a Resilient New Zealand (2004) (.pdf 393kb)
A 2004 research report by Kirsten Finnis explores preparedness motivation strategies.
The Social Dimension of Emergency Recovery (.pdf 1.8mb)
A research paper by Rob Gordon, PhD, on psycho-social aspects of recovery.
Director’s Guidelines
Best Practice Guidelines
Information Series
Tephra Magazine
Social Development Research
Social research generates the knowledge that underpins policy and practice and provides an evidence base for decisions.
Social Policy Evaluation and Research (SPEaR) Committee
The Social Policy Evaluation and Research (SPEaR) Committee is a cross-agency group established by the New Zealand Government in 2001 to oversee the government's investment in social policy research and evaluation.
Building Research Capability in the Social Sciences
The Building Research Capability in the Social Sciences network, Hui Rangahau Tahi, is a virtual research community.
Natural Hazards Research Platform
One of the themes of the Natural Hazards Research Platform is Societal Resilience, which covers socials, cultural, economic, and planning factors.
Conferences
Australian Emergency Management conferences
Knowledge Exchange
The Ministry is very interested in hearing from:
- Researchers, about research activities underway
- CDEM practitioners, about research projects you have commissioned for your local area
- Practitioners, about what your needs are for CDEM research
- Practitioners and researchers about ways in which research is being applied successfully to improve CDEM outcomes.