National Transition Period for quake recovery

Acting Civil Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee has given notice for a National Transition Period for the Kaikoura, Hurunui and Marlborough Districts to assist with the recovery from the Hurunui/Kaikoura earthquake on 14 November 2016.

A National Transition Period provides for a National Recovery Manager to coordinate recovery activity if needed across the three district councils, the Canterbury Regional Council and central government agencies. This could be to address complex or multiregional issues that run across local boundaries, like the roading or rail network.

A National Transition Period gives both local and national civil defence emergency management authorities the ability to take action to protect people from any ongoing dangers or new ones that might arise in the transition period. It also allows communities to get on with their recovery activities.

Read the Acting Minister's media release.

Notice of national transition period under section 94A of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 (.pdf 64kb)

Declaration by Minister terminating state of local emergency (.pdf 64kb)

 

Further information about the new recovery legislation is available at Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2016.


Published: Dec 9, 2016, 1:32 PM