Emergency Management Sector Deployments [DGL 25/24]
Emergency Management Sector Deployments [DGL 25/24]
This guideline provides a consistent approach to the deployment of CDEM Sector Surge staff from local and regional councils, NEMA, and other agencies to CDEM coordination centres. It provides best practice guidance around deployments, taking into account the health, wellbeing, and fatigue management of deployed staff.
Director’s Statement of Intent – New national approach for tsunami evacuation zones
Director’s Statement of Intent – New national approach for tsunami evacuation zones (169 KB)
This document outlines the proposed changes to national guidance for tsunami evacuation zones. This statement outlines NEMA’s intention to move to one blue tsunami evacuation zone, as the new nationally recommended approach.
Impact Assessments [DGL 22/20]
Impact Assessments [DGL 22/20]
The purpose of this Guideline is to provide an overview of the concept of impact assessments in a Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) context.
CDEM Exercises [DGL 10/19]
CDEM Exercises [DGL 10/19]
This guideline is for use by personnel tasked with developing and managing Civil Defence Emergency Management exercises to assist them in meeting the requirements of the National CDEM Plan 2015 and the Guide to the National CDEM Plan. It may also be of use to those performing similar roles and functions within other agencies.
Recovery Preparedness and Management [DGL 04/05]
Recovery Preparedness and Management [DGL 04/05] (8.1 MB)
This Director’s Guideline is a foundational document of New Zealand’s recovery framework and embed lessons from recoveries over the last ten years. It provides information that Recovery Managers, Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Groups and local authorities need to understand about recovery, and outlines arrangements to have in place before and after an emergency. This guideline will also be informative for others agencies, organisations and groups involved in preparing for and managing recovery.
Assessment and Planning for Tsunami Vertical Evacuation [DGL 21/18]
Assessment and Planning for Tsunami Vertical Evacuation [DGL 21/18]
Director's Guideline for Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups [DGL 21/18] This guidance covers the first phase of a two-phase process for considering tsunami vertical evacuation. This Phase One guidance includes CDEM considerations such as understanding the hazard, assessing the risk and evaluating different risk management measures.
Director's Guideline 09/18: CDEM Group Planning - 6 March 2018
CDEM Group Planning [DGL 09/18] (2.9 MB)
The purpose of this guideline is to ensure a nationally consistent approach to CDEM Group planning which supports integration with national CDEM policy, planning, and monitoring and evaluation arrangements. This guideline was updated in March 2018 to include strategic planning for recovery requirements, which must be included in CDEM Group Plans after 1 June 2018.
Strategic Planning for Recovery Director's Guideline [DGL 20/17]
Strategic Planning for Recovery Director's Guideline [DGL 20/17]
This Director's Guideline provides guidance to CDEM Groups on how they can go about the process of strategic planning for recovery, addressing the specific hazards and risks set out in their CDEM Group plan, as well as considering the consequences these hazards and risks may have on communities.
Director's Guideline 08/16: Tsunami evacuation zones - 16 February 2016
Tsunami Evacuation Zones [DGL 08/16] (4 MB)
The purpose of this guideline is to provide for a nationally consistent approach to developing tsunami evacuation zones, maps, and public information for CDEM Groups and local authorities.
Response Planning in CDEM Director's Guideline for CDEM Groups [DGL19/15]
Response Planning in CDEM Director's Guideline for CDEM Groups [DGL19/15]
Planning is a key part of a successful emergency response. It integrates all functions and agencies into a unified effort which aims to proactively manage hazard consequences. Response Planning in CDEM aims to provide a consistent approach to carrying out response planning across all agencies involved in CDEM-led emergencies. It gives a thorough overview of the Planning function, how it is applied in a CDEM context, and includes a number of templates and suggested processes to make this information more accessible.