Media Release Archive
Non-emergency related media releases issued by the National Emergency Management Agency
Media releases issued by the Minister of Civil Defence are published on the Beehive website.
mr 2008 04 03 mass evacuation planning guidelines
How do you evacuate 300,000 people? Mass evacuation planning guidelines developed and myths dispell (184 KB)
03 Apr 2008
The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management today distributed draft guidelines for planning mass evacuations.
mr 2008 03 30 better faster science information
Better, faster science information for civil defence emergency management (156 KB)
30 Mar 2008
Civil defence emergency management (CDEM) organisations will have better and faster access to science information through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management and GNS Science.
mr 2008 01 10 900 civil defence events recorded in 2007
900 civil defence events recorded in 2007: earthquakes, severe weather, tornadoes, floods, and an er (152 KB)
10 Jan 2008
The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management announced today that it recorded 900 weather and geological events or emergencies last year.
mr 2007 12 20 strong international links
Strong international links set as priority for Ministry (149 KB)
20 Dec 2007
Maintaining strong international links has been set as a priority for the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management.
mr 2007 12 04 ministry and salvation army strengthen emergency welfare
Ministry and Salvation Army strengthen emergency welfare (147 KB)
04 Dec 2007
New Zealand’s ability to respond to civil defence emergency management (CDEM) events was strengthened today after the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management and The Salvation Army signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) about welfare services.
mr 2007 10 12 NZ hosts international UN disaster response training
NZ hosts international UN disaster response training (153 KB)
12 Oct 2007
Representatives from 24 countries and international agencies will be in New Zealand for the next two weeks for a major international disaster response training exercise.
mr 2007 10 08 new on line initiatives
New on-line initiatives for public and civil defence emergency management sector (146 KB)
08 Oct 2007
As international Disaster Awareness Week gets underway, three on-line initiatives to help provide better information to the civil defence emergency management (CDEM) sector and the public have been announced.
mr 2007 10 04 disaster awareness week
Volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunami, storms, floods, tornadoes: are you ready? (144 KB)
04 Oct 2007
It’s Disaster Awareness Week next week and New Zealand has again shown us how unpredictable our country can be and why we need to get ready and be prepared.
mr 2007 10 03 what impact do hazards and risks have
What Impact do hazards and risks have on N.Z.? (140 KB)
03 Oct 2007
Impact is the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management’s quarterly journal.
mr 2007 09 24 getting ready information on line for everyone
Getting ready information on line for everyone (29 KB)
24 Sep 2007
The Get Ready Get Thru website which tells people how to prepare and recover from a disaster has been translated into seven languages, Maori, Arabic, traditional and simplified Chinese script, Hindi, Korean, Samoan and Tongan.