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.
mr 2010 02 17 emergency updates from Twitter
Receive civil defence emergency updates from Twitter (176 KB)
17 Feb 2010
The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management has added a Twitter feed to the emergency status bar on its website www.civildefence.govt.nz .
mr 2009 08 05 30th abbotsford anniversary
Saturday 8 August 2009, 30th anniversary of New Zealand’s biggest urban landslide, Abbotsford (1.6 MB)
05 Aug 2009
Thirty years ago, on Wednesday 8 August 1979, New Zealand’s biggest urban landslide hit Abbotsford in Dunedin.
mr 2009 07 30 how prepared are we
Landslides, tornadoes, flooding and earthquakes; So, how prepared are we? (199 KB)
30 Jul 2009
In the last few weeks Waihi Village was evacuated because of a threatened landslide, Wellington rail and road links were closed by slips, tornadoes struck Kaitaia and Opunake, heavy rain caused flooding in Gisborne district and a large earthquake, followed by aftershocks, occurred in Fiordland.
mr 2009 07 27 management information system for ncmc
Next step towards purchase of management information system for National Crisis Management Centre (192 KB)
27 Jul 2009
The purchase of an electronic emergency management information system (EMIS) for the National Crisis Management Centre (NCMC) has come a step closer today with the issuing of registration of interest (ROI) documentation.
mr 2009 05 21 closer links between nz and aus agencies
Closer links between New Zealand and Australian national emergency management agencies (194 KB)
21 May 2009
A formal “Administrative Arrangement” between the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management and the Attorney-General’s Department of Australia has helped create better links between New Zealand’s and Australia’s national emergency management agencies.
mr 2009 05 11 anniversary of Wenchuan earthquake
A lesson learned: Earthquake engineering saves lives, New Zealand technology being used to rebuild i (207 KB)
11 May 2009
The first anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake, which claimed more than 70,000 lives and displaced 5 million people, will be marked at a New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE) presentation at Victoria University at the exact time of the earthquake on Tuesday May 12.
mr 2009 04 07 italian earthquake a tragic reminder
Italian earthquake a tragic reminder for New Zealand of the need to be prepared (248 KB)
07 Apr 2009
The earthquake that has struck the Abruzzo region of Italy is a tragic reminder that New Zealanders need to be prepared for earthquakes here.
mr 2009 01 22 how safe is that building
How safe is that building? Comment encouraged on draft safety evaluation guidelines (203 KB)
22 Jan 2009
The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management is encouraging local authorities and other organisations to comment on draft Building Safety Evaluation Guidelines.
mr 2009 01 21 968 events recorded in 2008
968 natural hazard events recorded in 2008: earthquakes and weather warnings most common (194 KB)
21 Jan 2009
The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management announced today that it recorded 968 weather and geological events in 2008.
mr 2008 12 22 strong international links necessary
Strong international links necessary for civil defence emergency management (190 KB)
22 Dec 2008
Maintaining strong international links is, necessarily, a priority for civil defence emergency management in New Zealand.