Natural Hazard Risk Communication Toolbox
Natural Hazard Risk Communication Toolbox
Auckland Council, in conjunction with GNS Science, have developed a Natural Hazard Risk Communications Toolbox. The purpose of this toolbox is to increase understanding of basic hazard and risk concepts by providing consistent content for communication materials used within council and externally to stakeholders, politicians and the community. The toolbox is currently being finalised and will be published here as soon as it is available.
Briefing to incoming Minister: Hon Nikki Kaye - 10 November 2014 - Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Civil Defence October 2014 (832 KB)
The Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Civil Defence gives an overview of the Civil Defence portfolio and identifies some of the more significant issues and opportunities.
Tsunami Land-Use and Evacuation Planning Workshop
Tsunami Land-Use and Evacuation Planning Workshop
A Tsunami Land-Use and Evacuation Planning Workshop was held in Gisborne, 15 and 16 October 2014. The workshop was hosted by Gisborne CDEM Group and was attended by 40 people from across CDEM, central government agencies and the science research sector. The workshop was funded by the CDEM resilience fund in support of tsunami risk reduction. The intention of the workshop was to clarify current tsunami science research, specific to land use and evacuation planning. Presentations were provided by GNS, MCDEM, CDEM and consultants in the risk reduction space.
Response Management: Director's Guideline for CDEM Group and Local Controllers [DGL 06/08]
Response Management: Director's Guideline for CDEM Group and Local Controllers [DGL 06/08]
This guideline is for use by the Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Group and Local Controllers to assist them with performing their statutory roles under the CDEM Act. It may also be of use to those performing similar or associated duties, roles and functions within other agencies. Note: This document was revised in October 2014
Tsunami Warning Sirens
Tsunami Warning Sirens
This standard aims to achieve national consistency when sirens are used by local authorities as a public alerting option for tsunami warnings. It addresses the required siren signal, the meaning of sirens, and the requirements for their operation.
Post disaster building management
Post disaster building management
Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment placards, forms and guides for building professionals assessing buildings following emergencies such as earthquakes or flooding disasters. They are designed to be used by trained professionals during a State of Emergency. This replaces the document ‘Building Safety Evaluation During a State of Emergency’, published by the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE) in August 2009.
Presentation: CDEM competency framework: what is capability development? - 2 July 2014
CDEM Capability Development Strategy presentation (4.8 MB)
Overview of CDEM Capability Development and the CDEM Capability Development Strategy
Lifeline Utilities and Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups [DGL 16/14]
Lifeline Utilities and Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups [DGL 16/14]
This director’s guideline supports lifeline utilities in their collaborative partnership with CDEM Groups, and in meeting their responsibilities under the CDEM Act. This guideline replaces Lifeline Utilities & Emergency Management [DGL 03/02] and Lifelines and CDEM Planning [BPG 01/03]
What to do during a flood or if a flood is imminent
What to do during a flood or if a flood is imminent
What to do during a flood or if a flood is imminent