National Disaster Resilience Strategy
National Disaster Resilience Strategy
The National Disaster Resilience Strategy outlines the vision and long-term goals for civil defence emergency management in New Zealand
CDEM Exercises [DGL 10/19]
CDEM Exercises [DGL 10/19]
This guideline is for use by personnel tasked with developing and managing Civil Defence Emergency Management exercises to assist them in meeting the requirements of the National CDEM Plan 2015 and the Guide to the National CDEM Plan. It may also be of use to those performing similar roles and functions within other agencies.
Cabinet Paper: National Disaster Resilience Strategy: Approval and Presentation to the House - 17 February 2019 - Office of the Minister of Civil Defence
Cabinet Paper - National Disaster Resilience Strategy Approval and Presentation to the House (97 KB)
This Cabinet Paper seeks approval for the attached National Disaster Resilience Strategy and its presentation to the House of Representatives.
Cabinet Paper: Report on Overseas Travel: Hon Kris Faafoi - 26 February 2019 - Office of the Minister of Civil Defence
Report on Overseas Travel: Hon Kris Faafoi (1.5 MB)
Report to Cabinet from Minister of Civil Defence Hon Kris Faafoi on his travel to Tokelau and Samoa from 2 October 2018 to 7 October 2018.
Recovery Preparedness and Management [DGL 04/05]
Recovery Preparedness and Management [DGL 04/05] (8.1 MB)
This Director’s Guideline is a foundational document of New Zealand’s recovery framework and embed lessons from recoveries over the last ten years. It provides information that Recovery Managers, Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Groups and local authorities need to understand about recovery, and outlines arrangements to have in place before and after an emergency. This guideline will also be informative for others agencies, organisations and groups involved in preparing for and managing recovery.
Assessment and Planning for Tsunami Vertical Evacuation [DGL 21/18]
Assessment and Planning for Tsunami Vertical Evacuation [DGL 21/18]
Director's Guideline for Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups [DGL 21/18] This guidance covers the first phase of a two-phase process for considering tsunami vertical evacuation. This Phase One guidance includes CDEM considerations such as understanding the hazard, assessing the risk and evaluating different risk management measures.
Wellington Earthquake National Initial Response Plan (version 2.0) [SP 02/18]
Wellington Earthquake National Initial Response Plan (version 2.0) [SP 02/18]
The Wellington Earthquake National Initial Response Plan (WENIRP) directs and coordinates the immediate national response to a major Wellington earthquake, to ensure the most effective use of scarce resources until a formal response structure and specific national action plan has been established.
Cabinet Paper: Public release of proposed National Disaster Resilience Strategy - 1 November 2018 - Office of the Minister of Civil Defence
Cabinet Paper - Public release of proposed National Disaster Resilience Strategy (4.1 MB)
This Cabinet Paper seeks agreement to release for public consultation a proposed national civil defence emergency management strategy to be called 'National Disaster Resilience Strategy'.
Te Hikoi a Ruaumoko - Ruaumoko's Walk
Te Hikoi a Ruaumoko - Ruaumoko's Walk
Rūaumoko’s Walk/Te Hikoi a Rūaumoko is a bi-lingual children’s book, based on Kahungunu legends and dialect telling the story of what to do in an earthquake with a subsequent tsunami threat.
Director's Guideline 09/18: CDEM Group Planning - 6 March 2018
CDEM Group Planning [DGL 09/18] (2.9 MB)
The purpose of this guideline is to ensure a nationally consistent approach to CDEM Group planning which supports integration with national CDEM policy, planning, and monitoring and evaluation arrangements. This guideline was updated in March 2018 to include strategic planning for recovery requirements, which must be included in CDEM Group Plans after 1 June 2018.