civil defence

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 June 2021

The Canterbury region is being hit hard by heavy rain and rising floodwaters. Canterbury Civil Defence has warned of further […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 May 202106 July 2021

Scientists have modelled how long it could take people to safely evacuate Auckland with advance warning of a volcano eruption. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 December 201916 December 2019

Steam and gas jets are still coming out of the active vent on Whakaari / White Island, following the eruption […]

In the News | Published: 17 June 2019

An official tsunami warning that followed Sunday’s magnitude 7.0 quake in the Kermadec Islands has prompted questions around why Civil […]

In the News | Published: 11 January 201911 February 2019

Scientists and civil defence groups are putting together an emergency response plan for a potential earthquake on New Zealand’s largest fault. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 November 201711 April 2018

The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management (MCDEM) sent out a nationwide test of their new Emergency Mobile Alert […]

In the News | Published: 02 October 201304 October 2013

A report reviewing the tsunami hazard in New Zealand has received intense media coverage this week. The report, updating a […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 30 September 201328 March 2016

The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management today released a review of tsunami hazard in New Zealand, the first […]

In the News | Published: 01 October 2009

An excerpt from a New Zealand Herald story reporting that the Government will undertake a review of the country’s response […]