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20 Sep 2023

Geraldine earthquake a serious reminder to get ready for the big one

This morning’s 6.2 magnitude shake near Geraldine is a serious reminder that New Zealanders need to be prepared for a large earthquake, says the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

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19 Sep 2023

Almost half a million signed up with one month to go until ShakeOut!

The countdown is on! There’s just one month until NZ ShakeOut, our national earthquake drill and tsunami hīkoi.

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15 Sep 2023

2023 Edition of the New Zealand Critical Infrastructure: A National Vulnerability Assessment

The New Zealand Lifelines Council has released the 2023 Edition of the New Zealand Critical Infrastructure: A National Vulnerability Assessment.

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11 Sep 2023

Resilience Fund supporting Auckland Emergency Management’s flood and storm storybooks for tamariki

The grant provided to Auckland Emergency Management will support their multi-lingual storybook project in Hindi, Chinese, Samoan and Te Reo Māori.

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24 Aug 2023

Resilience Fund supporting tsunami evacuation research in Hawke’s Bay

The grant will support Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management Group’s research project, investigating the facilitators and barriers to effective tsunami evacuation.

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16 Aug 2023

Resilience Fund to support the final stages of Taranaki Emergency Management’s Needs Assessment Tool

Taranaki Emergency Management is one of eight successful recipients of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Resilience Fund grant this year.

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26 Jul 2023

Resilience Fund awards harness community expertise

Grass-roots projects to help communities respond to a large earthquake on the South Island’s Alpine Fault are among this year’s recipients of Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Resilience Fund grants.

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20 Jul 2023

New guide for Unlocking Language Barriers

Te Tari Mātāwaka (Ministry for Ethnic Communities) have released a new guide, ‘Unlocking Language Barriers’.

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10 Jul 2023

Weekly Update from the Cyclone Recovery Unit - 10 July 2023

Update from the Cyclone Recovery Unit


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