Technical Standards (TS)
Technical Standards (TS)
These documents outline specific CDEM functions or activities. They are issued under section 115(e) of the CDEM Act 2002.
Information Series (IS)
Information Series (IS)
Information series documents supplement the CDEM Act, Regulations and Director's Guidelines. They are informative in nature, not being issued under the Act's authority. They serve to provide information, current best practice examples and advice on how to carry out a range of CDEM tasks and are usually developed in partnership with a range of agencies.
Stress and Response Fact Sheets
Stress and Response Fact Sheets
These fact sheets have been prepared for the purpose of assisting members of the community to cope with the impact of prolonged essential service disruption or natural disaster. They provide a resource for agencies and individuals dealing with the after-effects of prolonged essential service disruption or a disaster and contain agency contacts and phone numbers.
National Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan
National Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan
The National CDEM Plan sets out the hazards and risks to be managed at the national level, and the civil defence emergency management necessary to manage those hazards and risks.
Infant feeding in an emergency for babies aged 0–12 months
Infant feeding in an emergency for babies aged 0–12 months
Ministry of Health advice for health practitioners, district health board emergency management staff and consumers on infant feeding in an emergency. This includes advice on breastfeeding, formula feeding and lists the emergency supplies needed to feed a baby safely during an emergency.