New Zealand Civil Defence Emergency Management System

1. Potential Disasters : Opportunities for Resilience New Zealand Civil Defence Emergency Management System

2. New Zealand Hazardscape New Zealand has a broad range of hazards: “sometimes it does us a power of good to remind ourselves that we live on two volcanic rocks where two tectonic plates meet, in a somewhat lonely stretch of windswept ocean just above the Roaring Forties. If you want drama – you’ve come to the right place” Sir Geoffrey Palmer

4. NZ’s CDEM History • Mid 1930’s – Concerns around earthquakes; air raids; poison gas attacks • Early 50’s – threat of nuclear war • 1959 – Ministry of Civil Defence created • 1962 – First Civil Defence Act • 1968 – 30 of 262 local authorities had no plan • 1968 – 1980 Events led to amendments of Act

5. 1983 Civil Defence Act • Emphasised regional civil defence • Government agencies given specific responsibilities • ‘Recovery’ mentioned for the first time

6. 2002 – Civil Defence Emergency Management Act • Greater regionalisation of CDEM • Lifelines mandated to replace Government departments that had been privatised • Recognition of ‘4 R’s’ • Led to integrated planning framework

7. Key Legislative Acts • Resource Management Act 1991 • Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 • Building Act 2004 • All influence and promote integrated environmental management & recognition of hazards and risks

8. The Integrated Planning Framework

9. CDEM Groups

10. Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 Provided the framework for civil defence emergency management with key elements: • A clear statement of purpose that mandates risk management • A structure to enable cooperative planning, response and accountability • An integrated planning framework

11. Purpose of the Act • Promoting sustainable management of hazards • Enabling communities to achieve acceptable levels of risk • Requiring co-ordination of CDEM activities • Encouraging co-ordination and integration across sectors to address interdependencies • Reduction, readiness, response and recovery arrangements

12. National CDEM Strategy Resilient New Zealand communities, understanding & managing their hazards • To increase awareness, understanding & participation in CDEM • To reduce the risks from hazards to New Zealand • To enhance New Zealand's capability to manage emergencies • To enhance New Zealand’s capability to recover from disasters

13. Disaster Resilient Communities

14. CDEM sector structure

15. Role of the Ministry MCDEM’s 4 business goals are: • To build and maintain MCDEM capability • To develop CDEM initiatives for hazard risk reduction • To enhance CDEM stakeholders’ capability • To increase awareness and understanding of, and commitment to, CDEM

16. How the CDEM Group is made up CDEM Group Committee Accountability Decision making Governance Political Leaders - Local Authority Senior Managers - Local Authority Emergency Services, Health and others Policy making Strategic Planning Implementation of Group Plan Coordinating Executive Group Professional Services Hazards & Risks Coordination CDEM Group EMO/EOC CDEM Group Manager Local Response/ Planning CDEM Officers Local EMO/EOC Local EMO/EOC Local EMO/EOC Local EMO/EOC Local Government Members of CDEM Group Local Authority Local Authority Local Authority Local Authority

17. www.civildefence.govt.nz