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Results of the 2020 Disaster Preparedness Survey
20 Dec 2020
2:00 PM
The National Emergency Management Agency has released the results of the 2020 Colmar & Brunton Disaster Preparedness Survey. This annual survey of 1001 New Zealanders assesses disaster preparedness and the effectiveness of our public education programme.
Read moreWhakaari-White Island investigation – Worksafe charges
30 Nov 2020
3:32 PM
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) can confirm it is one of the parties that has been charged by Worksafe in relation to the Whakaari-White Island eruption on 9 December 2019. NEMA will not comment further until the process has run its course.
Read moreOne week to go until New Zealand’s national earthquake drill and tsunami hīkoi
08 Oct 2020
9:30 AM
Over half a million people have signed up to take part in this year’s New Zealand ShakeOut, our national earthquake drill and tsunami hīkoi.
Read moreHelp for coastal communities at risk of tsunami
27 Jul 2020
2:00 PM
Information released by MBIE’s Building System Performance team and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) will help communities across New Zealand address a crucial issue – how do people living in low-lying, coastal areas evacuate in time from an impending tsunami?
Read moreCAP feed for Emergency Mobile Alert is now live
14 Jul 2020
2:58 PM
The new CAP feed allows EMA messages to be distributed by other systems that only need to be connected to the internet, so EMA life safety messages can get to people who are out of network coverage.
Read more2020 Edition of the New Zealand Critical Lifelines Infrastructure National Vulnerability Assessment
09 Jul 2020
5:10 PM
The New Zealand Lifelines Council has released the 2020 Edition of the New Zealand Critical Lifelines Infrastructure National Vulnerability Assessment.
Read moreCanterbury earthquake resources find a permanent home
08 Jul 2020
2:21 PM
Lessons learned from the Canterbury earthquakes will be shared widely and preserved for the future when a collection of reports and information moves to a new digital home.
Read moreNew appointments to Emergency Management Assistance Team
01 Jul 2020
11:30 AM
New Zealand’s emergency response system has been boosted with a second cohort joining the New Zealand Emergency Management Assistance Team (EMAT).
Read moreReport on use of powers during national transition period
22 Jun 2020
9:42 AM
The report on the exercise of statutory powers during the national transition period owing to the impacts of COVID-19 is now available.
Read moreGuide to the National CDEM Plan 2015 updated
26 Mar 2020
6:02 PM
Six sections of the Guide to the National CDEM Plan 2015 have been revised, and are now available on our website.
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