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Resilience Fund 2025/26 recipients will make New Zealand safer
Eleven projects that will help New Zealand communities stay safer and more resilient in emergencies have been chosen to receive Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Resilience Fund grants.
NEMA urges Kiwis to GTFO
A Civil Defence campaign promoting flood safety will urge Kiwis to Get The Flood Out, following weeks of severe weather that have ravaged parts of New Zealand.
NEMA urges Kiwis to get summer ready – wherever you are!
Whether you’re at the beach, deep in the bush or just chilling at home - the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) wants you to be ready for anything.
World Tsunami Awareness Day: Long or strong, get gone – but where to?
New Zealanders know the catchphrase “If an earthquake is Long or Strong, Get Gone” – but do you know where to “get gone” to?
New Zealanders dropping the ball on emergency preparedness
New Zealanders are increasingly dropping the ball when it comes to emergency preparedness – but the good news is. lifting our game is easy, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
2024 Annual Preparedness Survey
The Annual Preparedness Survey is run each year to measure the level of emergency preparedness in New Zealand. The 2024 survey was independently run online with a sample of nearly 1700 people across the country.
Don’t shelter in a doorway – and other ShakeOut quake safety tips
When an earthquake happens, stay where you are and drop, cover and hold – and don’t shelter in a doorway, as you’re far more likely to get injured, says the National Emergency Management Agency.
When the earth moves for you in bed – stay protected
If the earth moves for you while you’re in bed, it’s important to stay safe and protected, says the National Emergency Management Agency.
Nearly half a million people signed up for ShakeOut with one month to go
With one month to go, nearly half a million people have already signed up for New Zealand ShakeOut 2024, our national earthquake drill and tsunami hīkoi.