Media Release Archive
Non-emergency related media releases issued by the National Emergency Management Agency
Media releases issued by the Minister of Civil Defence are published on the Beehive website.
Media release: Time to plan ahead as Gita gears towards NZ - 18 February 2018
Time to plan ahead as Gita gears towards NZ (15 KB)
18 Feb 2018
Now is a good time to think ahead about how Cyclone Gita might impact you and your household, and plan accordingly, the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management is advising the public.
Media release: Encouraging start for Emergency Mobile Alert - 9 February 2018
Encouraging start for Emergency Mobile Alert (419 KB)
09 Feb 2018
New Zealand’s new Emergency Mobile Alert system has been well received by New Zealanders, according to an independent survey commissioned by the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management (MCDEM).
Media release: Communities to benefit from new guidance to manage welfare services in emergencies - 10 November 2015
Communities to benefit from new guidance to manage welfare services in emergencies (167 KB)
10 Nov 2015
Improvements are being made to how welfare services are coordinated and delivered to communities when there is an emergency.
With just seven days to go until New Zealand’s national ShakeOut earthquake drill, a challenge is going out to every business and family in the country to sign up now to help them ‘get ready and get thru’ if there is a disaster.
The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management has activated the National Crisis Management Centre this morning to be ready to support regions affected by flooding.
Media release: Sign language interpreter Jeremy Borland backing New Zealand ShakeOut - 16 June 2015
Sign language interpreter Jeremy Borland backing New Zealand ShakeOut (47 KB)
16 Jun 2015
Sign language interpreter Jeremy Borland is the latest prominent New Zealander to get behind New Zealand ShakeOut, our national earthquake drill, taking place at 9:15am, 15 October 2015.
Media release: Logistics guideline published - 12 June 2015
Logistics guideline published (49 KB)
12 Jun 2015
The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management today (Friday 12 June 2015) published Logistics in CDEM: Director's Guidelines for Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups. This will complete another recommendation from the Review of the CDEM Response to the 22 February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake.
201506 Quarter of a million register for ShakeOut
More than 250,000 registered for New Zealand ShakeOut (119 KB)
11 Jun 2015
More than 250,000 people have already registered to take part in New Zealand ShakeOut, our national earthquake drill. The target is to have at least 1.5 million people signed up for the ‘Drop, Cover and Hold’ drill at 9:15am, 15 October 2015.
With winter approaching the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management is using social media to help make sure New Zealanders are prepared. A series of tweets and facebook posts will be shared at the end of May to highlight the importance of learning about disasters, having a household emergency plan, having emergency survival items and preparing a getaway kit.
Media release: Pacific tsunami warning system turns 50 - 17 April 2015
Pacific tsunami warning system turns 50 (90 KB)
17 Apr 2015
The warning system which provides coordinated tsunami threat information to countries throughout the Pacific marks its 50th anniversary next week. New Zealand will play a part in an International Tsunami Symposium in Hawaii on April 20 and 21 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (PTWS), and a subsequent meeting of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group (ICG) of the PTWS from 22-24 April.