Strengthening Disaster Resilience and Emergency Management sets out the Government’s overarching vision to strengthen New Zealand’s emergency management system over the next five years.

The north of New Zealand's South Island was bracing for more heavy rains on Thursday, with a few homes evacuated and local authorities warning of landslides and surface flooding. New Zealand's Nelson ...

A number of reports have revealed major failings in New Zealand's emergency management systems, which put hundreds of people's lives at risk during the North Island weather-events early in 2023.

New Zealand declared a national state of emergency for only the third time in its history on Tuesday as Cyclone Gabrielle caused widespread flooding, landslides and huge ocean swells, forcing ...

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WELLINGTON — New Zealand declared a national state of emergency for only the third time in its history on Tuesday as Cyclone Gabrielle caused widespread flooding, landslides and huge ocean swells, ...

Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell says he will publish a “public-facing roadmap” early in 2025 as he seeks to that has been criticised in several reports after natural disasters.

The Government has agreed in principle to an investment and implementation roadmap to strengthen New Zealand's emergency management system so it can ...

An agreement signed today between New Zealand’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the United States’ Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will strengthen global emergency ...

New Zealand’s two previous states of emergency were declared in 2020, near the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and in 2011 after an earthquake struck Christchurch, its second-largest city ...

Wellington is New Zealand’s windiest city -- registering gusts at gale speeds of 63 kph (39 mph) on about half the days of the year. But Wellington’s emergency management chief, Dan Neely ...

Wellington is New Zealand’s windiest city, registering gusts at gale speeds of 63 kph (39 mph) on about half the days of the year. But Wellington’s emergency management chief, Dan Neely ...