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27 Jul 2015

e-Bulletin July 2015

The Ministry publishes e-Bulletin eight months a year to provide short, quick updates about civil defence emergency management (CDEM) and related information. It is for people in the CDEM sector and those with an interest in CDEM. This edition features a foreword from the Director, June 2015 floods, the New Zealand Symposium on Disaster Risk Reduction, New Zealand ShakeOut update, Southland utilises social media for snow warnings, Youth Looking Beyond Disaster and more.

17 Jul 2015

Consultation on the draft Revised Guide to the National CDEM Plan 2015 (17 July - 11 September)

The draft Revised Guide to the National CDEM Plan 2015 (the revised Guide) outlines New Zealand’s arrangements for the national management or support for local management of emergencies.

25 Jun 2015

June 2015 Impact Magazine

Impact is published quarterly by the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management on topics of interest to the civil defence emergency management sector. The aim is to share information and lessons, and to celebrate successes. This edition features a foreword from the Director; articles about flooding in the Wellington region, Otago helps to strengthen Indonesian resilience, Earthquakes fuel public interest, New Zealand ShakeOut, CDEM Controllers Development Programme and more.

21 Jun 2015

Update on regions affected by flooding

The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management has activated the National Crisis Management Centre this morning to be ready to support regions affected by flooding.

16 Jun 2015

Sign language interpreter Jeremy Borland backing New Zealand ShakeOut

Sign language interpreter Jeremy Borland is the latest prominent New Zealander to get behind New Zealand ShakeOut, our national earthquake drill, taking place at 9:15am, 15 October 2015.

12 Jun 2015

Logistics guideline published

The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management today (Friday 12 June 2015) published Logistics in CDEM: Director's Guidelines for Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups. This will complete another recommendation from the Review of the CDEM Response to the 22 February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake.

11 Jun 2015

More than 250,000 registered for New Zealand ShakeOut

More than 250,000 people have already registered to take part in New Zealand ShakeOut, our national earthquake drill.

11 Jun 2015

Earthquake preparedness advice updated

The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management has published updated advice about how to prepare for earthquakes.

05 Jun 2015

Revised National CDEM Plan

Civil Defence Minister Nikki Kaye announced today (Friday 5 June 2015) that Cabinet approved the new National Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, which was given formal approval by the Governor General on 2 June 2015 and made as Order in Council.


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