Find plans and strategies related to civil defence emergency management.
Legislation relating to Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) is not just limited to the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002. A number of other Acts also play a role in CDEM.
The Coordinated Incident Management System (CIMS) 3rd edition represents New Zealand’s official framework to achieve effective co-ordinated incident management across responding agencies.
The Government has introduced an Emergency Management Bill to replace the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002. Learn more about the Bill.
This page provides information about the CDEM Resilience Fund
Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) use alerts and warnings to tell people about emergencies.
Monitoring and evaluation resources and background information
The National Emergency Management Agency manages a number of coordinating groups. These represent clusters of agencies and organisations that coordinate and oversee different aspects of emergency management.
Science advice panels provide authoritative and efficient science advice across all 4Rs. The panels are convened by the Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management. But science advice panels benefit the whole emergency management system.
Find out about staffing support available across Civil Defence Emergency Management in New Zealand and the response staffing support New Zealand provides to international partners.
Information about the Emergency Management System Improvement Programme (EMSIP).
Information about the Emergency Management Sector Operational Systems Programme
