Strengthening Emergency Management: A Roadmap for Investment and Implementation
Strengthening Emergency Management: A Roadmap for Investment and Implementation (675 KB)
The investment and implementation roadmap operationalises the Government’s Response to the Inquiry into the Response to the North Island Severe Weather Events and sets out what we need to do to improve our ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from all types of emergencies. It sets out the initiatives Cabinet has agreed to in-principle to transform the emergency management system so it can manage major to severe emergencies.
Our Hazards: Space Weather
Our Hazards: Space Weather (10 MB)
This A3 provides an overview of the space weather hazard.
Writing effective Emergency Mobile Alerts
Writing effective Emergency Mobile Alerts (117 KB)
This document is intended to support people who have responsibility for writing Emergency Mobile Alerts. It summarises information provided in the GNS Science Report Recommendations for New Zealand agencies in writing effective short warning messages . This document should be read in conjunction with the Emergency Mobile Alert User Handbook and Emergency Mobile Alert Protocol for User Agencies.
Proactive release: Strengthening emergency management: Legislative Implications
Strengthening Disaster Resilience and Emergency Management: Legislative Implications (1.3 MB)
This Cabinet Paper (CAB-24-SUB-0458) and Cabinet Minutes (CAB-24-MIN-0458 and ECO-24-MIN-0269) have been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on behalf of Hon Mark Mitchell, Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery.
Briefings related to the Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Bill
Briefings related to the Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Bill (5.7 MB)
These briefing documents have been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on behalf of Hon Mark Mitchell, Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery.
Strengthening national and regional emergency management to improve New Zealand's disaster resilienc
Strengthening national and regional emergency management to improve New Zealand's disaster resilienc (1.1 MB)
This Cabinet Paper (ECO-24-SUB-0216) and Cabinet Minute (ECO-24-MIN-0216) have been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on behalf of Hon Mark Mitchell, Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery.
Strengthening Disaster Resilience and Emergency Management
Strengthening Disaster Resilience and Emergency Management
In early 2023, the North Island was hit by a number of severe weather events. Fifteen people lost their lives, one person remains missing and many more people were forever impacted. A Government Inquiry was established to ensure the design of New Zealand’s emergency management system was appropriate to support readiness for, and responses to, future emergency events by identifying lessons from the 2023 North Island severe weather events. The Inquiry found New Zealand’s emergency management system was not fit-for-purpose and made 14 recommendations. In response to the Government Inquiry into the Response to the North Island Severe Weather Events (NISWE Inquiry), the Government has released Strengthening disaster resilience and emergency management. This document not only delivers a response to the NISWE Inquiry but outlines the Government’s overall direction of travel for the emergency management system over the next five years.
A roadmap for responding to the Government Inquiry into the Response to the North Island Severe Weat
A roadmap for responding to the Government Inquiry into the Response to the North Island Severe Weat (2.1 MB)
This Cabinet Paper (ECO-24-SUB0089) and Cabinet Minute (ECO-24-MIN-0089) have been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on behalf of Hon Mark Mitchell, Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery.
Emergency Management Sector Deployments [DGL 25/24]
Emergency Management Sector Deployments [DGL 25/24]
This guideline provides a consistent approach to the deployment of CDEM Sector Surge staff from local and regional councils, NEMA, and other agencies to CDEM coordination centres. It provides best practice guidance around deployments, taking into account the health, wellbeing, and fatigue management of deployed staff.
National Fuel Plan [SP 04/24]
National Fuel Plan [SP 04/24]
The National Fuel Plan has been developed to provide an agreed planning framework between government agencies, Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Groups and fuel sector organisations to respond to major disruptions to fuel supplies. This plan supersedes the National Fuel Plan 2020.