The Director Civil Defence Emergency Management issues guidelines under the CDEM Act 2002, as well as other supporting documents. Find guidelines to support emergency management.
Nationally agreed, consistent messages for all civil defence emergency management organisations and emergency services to use.
Emergencies affect individuals, communities, regions and nations depending on the scale and seriousness. How well we recover from events will depend on how well we have prepared to recover.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Groups work together to educate and motivate New Zealanders to be better prepared for emergencies.
Exercises are activities that consider or simulate a real-life situation. They ensure an agency can review or test procedures. And they ensure participants can practice in defined roles. Real-life events do not happen that often. Exercising is a good way to measure the effectiveness of plans. They let staff practice their skills in a simulated emergency environment.
Find information about training and courses offered by the National Emergency Management Agency and other providers, access the takatū learning management system, and learn about the CDEM Competency Framework.
Find important information that will help elected officials to navigate and understand the Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) system of New Zealand.
Find information and resources for lifeline utilities.
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.
