Catastrophic Event Handbook released

The National Emergency Management Agency Te Rākau Whakamarumaru has released the first version of the Catastrophic Event Handbook.

The Handbook has been developed in conjunction with many agencies, and it is one of the outputs from NEMA’s wider Catastrophic Planning programme. 

The Handbook is a milestone for New Zealand and it provides a blueprint to respond to the most severe disasters. It outlines roles and responsibilities by agency, across 11 workstreams in order to manage an All-of-Government response to a catastrophic level event.

The Handbook takes a hazard-agnostic approach to the response and recovery aspects of a catastrophe. It is scalable, and it allows for hazard-specific plans to be developed under this framework, such as the National Space Weather Response Plan. 

If you have any questions about the Handbook or NEMA’s Catastrophic Planning programme, please contact the team at catplan@nema.govt.nz.

Download the Catastrophic Event Handbook (pdf. 2.8mb)

Published: Feb 12, 2025, 3:29 PM