The New Zealand Civil Defence Emergency Management Environment

The New Zealand CDEM environment

The Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 establishes a framework for building resilient New Zealand communities.

The National CDEM Strategy is the Crown's vision for emergency management in New Zealand and is supported by:

• The National CDEM Plan, which sets out strategies and goals, outlining arrangements for managing emergency events of national significance, and
• CDEM Group Plans, outlining similar arrangements at the regional level.

The Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 establishes to:

• Promote sustainable management of hazards
• Enabling communities to achieve acceptable levels of risk
• Requires coordination of CDEM activities
• Encourages coordination and integration across sectors to address interdependencies

The National CDEM Strategy: ‘The Crown's Vision’

• Goal 1 Increase community awareness, understanding and participation in CDEM
• Goal 2 Reduce the risks from hazards to New Zealand
• Goal 3 Enhance New Zealand’s capability to manage emergencies
• Goal 4 Enhance New Zealand’s capability to recover from disasters

The National CDEM Plan: ‘The Plan and the Guide to the National Plan’

The National CDEM plan:

• Provides CDEM arrangements to manage hazards and risks at the national level
• Supports the management of local emergencies

The Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Plan 2005 – 2010

• Sets the strategic direction for CDEM in the Bay of Plenty region – 5 year plan
• Manages regionally significant hazards and risks
• Provides operational arrangements - readiness, response & recovery
• Provides administrative & financial arrangements