CDEM Resilience Fund
This page provides information about the CDEM Resilience Fund
The CDEM Resilience Fund enhances New Zealand’s hazard risk resilience through the development of local and regional capability and practices. The Resilience Fund aligns with CDEM Group Plans and the National Disaster Resilience Strategy (NDRS) priorities:
- Managing risks: what we can do to minimise the risks we face and limit the impacts to be managed if hazards occur;
- Effective response to and recovery from emergencies: building our capability and capacity to manage emergencies when they do happen; and
- Enabling, empowering, and supporting community resilience: building a culture of resilience in New Zealand so that everyone can participate in and contribute to communities’ – and the nation’s – resilience.
A total of $889,000 (excluding GST) is available each year for projects that improve emergency management capability and contribute to resilience. A reduced budget of $689,000 (excluding GST) is available in financial year 2025/26 due to pre-approved multi-year projects.
The fund supports strategic targeting of investment in CDEM capability. The focus will be on areas that have the greatest benefit and that support a collaborative approach for the sector.
For the 2025/26 financial year, preference will be given to projects that are linked to:
- Tsunami Resilience, and,
- Flooding Resilience.
Applications to the Resilience Fund will close on 31 January 2025.
For further information contact: resilience.fund@nema.govt.nz
CDEM Resilience Fund: Information Series [IS 11/21] (.pdf 832kb)
2025/26 Successful Resilience Fund applications
| Project # | Project | Lead agency | Amount approved | Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01 | Emergency Management Southland | $200,000 | ||
| 2025-04 |
Porirua Flood Monitoring and Community Warning Project (.pdf 187kb) |
Porirua City Council | $34,900 | |
| 2025-06 |
Milford Sound/Piopiotahi Tsunami, Landslide and Inundation Modelling (.pdf 186kb) |
Emergency Management Southland | $206,000 | |
| 2025-08 |
Manawatū-Whanganui Tsunami Evacuation Zone Signage and Public Education Project (.pdf 5.7mb) |
Manawatū-Whanganui Emergency Management Group | $41,723 | |
| 2025-11 | Digital Built Aotearoa Foundation | $117,740 | ||
| 2025-14 |
Whakatāne District Council Tsunami Evacuation Planning (.pdf 253kb) |
Whakatāne District Council, with support from Emergency Management Bay of Plenty | $47,000 | |
| 2025-15 | West Coast Emergency Management Group | $28,400 | ||
| 2025-20 | Taranaki Catchment Communities | $42,500 | ||
| 2025-21 |
Napier Hill (Mataruahou) Community Emergency Hub Resilience Project (.pdf 917kb) |
Napier Hill (Mataruahou) Community Emergency Response Society | $60,000 | |
| 2025-24 | Hono (Māori Emergency Management Network) | $50,000 | ||
| 2025-26 |
Whakakīa te kete rokiroki - Marae Preparedness and Resilience (.pdf 393kb) |
Te Ihuwaka | $60,000 | |
|
|
Total | $888,263 |