Interim Space Weather Response Plan

The Interim New Zealand Space Weather Response Plan details key roles and responsibilities for a range of agencies in supporting the preparedness and response to a space weather event.

The Interim New Zealand Space Weather Response Plan promotes effective emergency management, accountability, and transparency by designating Lead Agency emergency management functions, key decision makers, information and data flow arrangements and emergency management mechanisms and capabilities, in the event New Zealand’s critical services are threatened or disrupted by significant space weather events

This Plan will operate as a temporary guide with minimum response requirements until a more fulsome response plan is developed, as recommended by the Director for Civil Defence Emergency Management, and in consultation with relevant stakeholders. The activation of this Plan does not change roles and responsibilities outlined in the National Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan Order 2015. 

For more information or questions about NEMA's space weather response planning, please email us at: Space.Weather@nema.govt.nz 

View the Interim New Zealand Space Weather Response Plan

Published: Aug 15, 2024, 11:52 AM