National CDEM Exercise Programme 2007-2008

Date: 2007-2008

Financial Year:

Exercise Name: Exercise Ruaumoko

Exercise Theme: Volcanic

Tier: 4

Lead Agency: Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and Auckland CDEM Group

Participating Agencies:

Details: Exercise Ruaumoko was the largest all of central government exercise to be held in New Zealand. The exercise was designed to test New Zealand’s all-of-nation arrangements for responding to a major Civil Defence emergency - a volcanic event in Auckland city.

Date: 5-9 June 2008

Financial Year: 2007/2008

Exercise Name: Exercise Joint Kiwi ‘08

Exercise Theme:

Tier: Other

Lead Agency: NZ Defence

Participating Agencies:

Details:

Date: 18-20 June 2008

Financial Year: 2007/2008

Exercise Name: Exercise Resolution

Exercise Theme: Terrorism

Tier: Other

Lead Agency: NZ Police

Participating Agencies:

Details: Postponed from October 2007

Date: July 2008 (Date TBC)

Financial Year: 2008/2009

Exercise Name:

Exercise Theme: Quarantine

Tier: Other

Lead Agency: Ministry of Health

Participating Agencies:

Details:

Date: September – November 2008 – Date TBC

Financial Year: 2007/2008

Exercise Name: Exercise Paradise

Exercise Theme: Earthquake

Tier: 2

Lead Agency: Otago CDEM Group

Participating Agencies:

Details: This exercise was postponed from 1 August 2008 due to adverse weather events that occurred across New Zealand at the time.

Date: 21 October 2008

Financial Year: 2008/2009

Exercise Name: Exercise Choking Ash

Exercise Theme: Ruapehu ash cloud scenario

Tier: 3

Lead Agency: Waikato

Participating Agencies: Taranaki and Bay of Plenty CDEM Groups

Details: This exercise will involve 4 preliminary tabletop exercises, followed by the actual exercise day on 21 October 2008.

Date: 29-30 October 2008

Financial Year: 2008/2009

Exercise Name: Exercise Spring Fever 08

Exercise Theme: Border Health Management

Tier: Other

Lead Agency: Ministry of Health

Participating Agencies: The intention is to include the following agencies:

New Zealand Customs
Ministry of Agriculture
New Zealand Police
Board of Airline Representatives New Zealand
Aviation Security Service
Ministry of Transport
St Johns Ambulance
Civil Aviation Authority
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Auckland District Health Board
Waqitemata District Health Board
Counties Manukau District Health Board
Civil Defence Emergency Management
Auckland International Airport
Air New Zealand

Details: The exercise will include all of the processes of border management at the airport up to and including the screening and assessment of at-risk international travellers.

Date: 13 November 2008

Financial Year: 2008/2009

Exercise Name: Exercise Billow

Exercise Theme: Volcanic/Lifelines

Tier: 2

Lead Agency: Taranaki CDEM Group

Participating Agencies:

Details:

Date: 12-13 November 2008

Financial Year: 2008/2009

Exercise Name: Exercise Phoenix V

Exercise Theme: Earthquake