This page has information about the current civil defence status
with links to additional information including weather forecasts, council news
and updates, local and national roading information, tide tables. The page also
provides links to other Civil Defence information, the hazards and how you can
better prepare yourself, family and business in an emergency.
Under the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002, Whangarei District
Council has the responsibility to plan and provide for civil defence emergency
management. There are a number of hazards in the Whangarei district of which
flooding is the most common.
Civil Defence Status
Civil Defence News and Updates
There are no current Civil Defence news and updates.
About Civil Defence Emergency Management
Civil Defence in Whangarei
Your local Civil Defence Organisation is a section within the Infrastructure and Services Group of the Whangarei District Council.
Your Council employs one full time Emergency Management Officer and one full time Emergency Management Adviser.
What Is Civil Defence?
The Civil Defence Act 2002 makes it a requirement for each Local, District and Regional Council or Unitary Authority to:
- Maintain a current Civil Defence Plan
- Appoint Civil Defence Controllers who will manage any Civil Defence Emergency
- Have a Civil Defence organisation and facilities
Council may also:
- Recruit and train volunteers
- Conduct Civil Defence training exercises
There is always some degree of risk involved wherever people choose to live and
no part of New Zealand is immune from hazardous events, either naturally
occurring or man made (for example a high country property may be subject to
landslips, dwellings in low lying areas may flood, or coastal properties may be
prone to erosion). However, once identified, many risks can be managed with the
involvement and support of the affected community.
Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) is a statutory function of all
councils in New Zealand. CDEM plans detail the functions, responsibilities and
priorities of councils and organisations. These plans are vital where a
significant event requires a managed community wide response to minimise loss
of life, injury or distress. Everyone in the community needs to understand
however, that they may have to survive without assistance for several days
during an emergency. Each individual and family in the community is responsible
for ensuring that they have an emergency plan and that they are as prepared as
they can be for an event. For more information pick up a civil defence pack
from us.
CDEM is the responsibility of everyone. It should be part of our everyday life.
We need to know the hazards that affect us, what their effects are, how we will
survive their impacts and how we will fix the results of those impacts -
commonly known as the 4 R's.
