Civil Defence and Emergency Management
Hastings District Council is involved in civil defence and emergency management in the Hastings District. Three Emergency Management Officers work full time, responsible for rural fire, hazardous substances and civil defence operations.
Civil Defence is a nationwide network of central and local government agencies, community organisations and volunteers. Its purpose is to take care of the 'big picture' in the event of a disaster, not to provide every household with clean water, medical and food supplies.
That's why you should visit the Civil Defence website and see how you can prepare yourself and your family. If nothing else, make sure you have:
- An evacuation plan for your family
- A survival kit with enough food, water and medicine to survive for 3 days without leaving your house.
Emergency Status
Current status: ALERT
Full details of any Hawke's Bay emergency event will be posted on www.hbemergency.govt.nz
Fire Season
- The current fire status can be found on the Fire Restrictions page
For information please ring the Council's Emergency Management Office on 871 5000.
Useful links
- Hawke's Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management Group website - www.hbemergency.govt.nz - provides emergency information for the region in an event, as well as general hazard information and preparing for emergencies.
- Visit the Civil Defence "Get Thru" website - www.getthru.govt.nz - has information on preparing for an emergency and on natural hazards in New Zealand.
- For students - www.whatstheplanstan.govt.nz
- Hawke's Bay Regional Council www.hbrc.govt.nz
- Maritime Safety Authority - www.msa.govt.nz - has information relating to marine oil spills.
- Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS) - www.gns.cri.nz - has information on the current status of volcanic activity and latest earthquake reports.
- The Geonet Project - www.geonet.org.nz - monitors the latest information on geological hazards around New Zealand.
- MetService - www.metservice.co.nz - has information on special weather warnings and atmospheric processes.
Contact
Contact the Emergency Management team at the Hastings District Council on phone 06 871 5000 (24 hours) or email emo@hdc.govt.nz.
