Research: What motivates New Zealanders to volunteer, and what strategies can be adopted to recruit and retain them - 10 May 2006 - Volunteering New Zealand
NZ Motivations for Volunteering Research - a brief report (13 KB)
What motivates New Zealanders to volunteer and what strategies could be adopted to recruit and retain them was the basis of research conducted by Jan Charbonneau and Mike Brennan from the Department of Marketing and Andrew Hercus from the School of Business, Christchurch College of Education.
Information for the CDEM sector: Older volunteers: aging in place - 3 April 2006 - Energize Inc
Managing Older Volunteers (17 KB)
This useful book extract contains tips for managing older volunteers, including managing those who are 'aging in place'
Local authority and CDEM group pandemic planning guide [IS 07/06]
Local authority and CDEM group pandemic planning guide [IS 07/06]
The purpose of the Guide is to support planning for pandemic influenza, provide reference material and a checklist on pandemic influenza and a framework upon which more detailed planning may be based.
Community Pandemic Planning Guide
Community Pandemic Planning Guide
The Community Pandemic Planning Guide fills a need identified by community groups throughout New Zealand. Developed by the Canterbury CDEM Group, with input from MCDEM, it is designed to help communities to plan to be able to meet their own needs during a pandemic.
Information for the CDEM sector 06/05: Organisational Debriefing: a practical framework - 19 January 2006
Organisational Debriefing IS 06/05 (359 KB)
This guideline has been developed to provide a framework for organisational debriefing that can be used by CDEM stakeholders.
Report: Impacts and management of recent volcanic eruptions in Ecuador: lessons for New Zealand - 1 June 2005 - Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited
Impacts and management of recent volcanic eruptions in Ecuador: lessons for New Zealand (2.7 MB)
This report summarises the observations and interpretations of a reconnaissance trip to central Ecuador in November 2004. The purpose of the trip was to investigate infrastructural and agricultural volcanic impacts and volcanic hazard emergency management in Ecuador, focussing on lessons for New Zealand.
Information for the CDEM sector: Key themes from the Australian Emergency Management Volunteers Summit - 1 June 2005 - Australian Emergency Management Volunteer Forum
Australian Emergency Management Volunteers Summit 2005 report (135 KB)
Australian Emergency Management Volunteers Summit 2005 report
Factsheet: A Cluster Approach for Civil Defence Emergency Management: enhancing multi-agency relationships - 2 January 2005
Cluster Approach for Civil Defence Emergency Management (70 KB)
This fact sheet explains the ‘CDEM Cluster Approach’
Information for the CDEM sector 05/05: Focus on recovery: a holistic framework for recovery in New Zealand - 15 January 2005
Focus on Recovery: A holistic framework for recovery in New Zealand [IS 05/05 ] (1.7 MB)
‘Focus on Recovery’ provides a framework for recovery planning and management in New Zealand for local government, Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) groups and government departments.
Report: Review of Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management – final report - 9 November 2004 - State Services Commission
Review of the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management (75 KB)
This is the Final Report on the 2004 Review of the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management by the State Services Commission.