Civil Defence and Emergency
Taranaki Emergency Management
The Taranaki Civil Defence Emergency Management Group (CDEM) is responsible for planning and preparing for a whole range of emergencies in Taranaki and for coordinating risk reduction, readiness, response and recovery.
We are part of the Taranaki CDEM group, along with representatives from Stratford and New Plymouth district councils and Taranaki Regional Council. The group is administered by Taranaki Regional Council.
Visit the Taranaki Emergency Management website to keep up to date.
Civil defence text alerts
Taranaki Civil Defence manages a text alert system which will send a message to your phone in the event of an emergency. Find out more information about the text alerts here.
Hazard App
New Zealand Red Cross has teamed up with Civil Defence, GNS and MetService to help Kiwis make it safely through disasters. The Hazard App sends you official warnings and alerts, tailored to your current and chosen locations, and contains step-by-step guides to help your household create an emergency plan and prepare getaway kits. Information and disaster guides are also pre-loaded in the app so you have instant access, even without cell phone reception or an internet connection.
The app is available free from the Apple App and Google Play stores.
Are you and your family ready for an emergency?
Make a plan with your family to get through an emergency. This only takes a few minutes but can be the difference between knowing exactly what to do during an emergency and worrying about where to meet your family members or panicking about not being able to find your emergency kit.
Do yourself and your household a favour and fill in the form in the link below, print it out, stick it on the fridge and make sure everyone knows the plan. Or save it as a PDF and email it to your family members. Find out more about making a plan here.
In an emergency, you may need to shelter in place at home with no services for three days or more.
If you couldn’t make a trip to the supermarket, the petrol station, the pharmacy or other providers of goods and services, do you have enough in your house for at least three days? Having some key items in easily accessible places is really important in helping yourself and your family in an emergency.
Business Continuity
Look after you staff, your clients, and your bottom line with a Business Continuity Plan (BCP). Click here to see some valuable and free resources available from TEMO (Taranaki Emergency Management Office).