Gisborne District Council
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Contact UsCivil Defence plans and reports
- Welfare Plan
- Recovery Plan
- Volcanic Contingency Plan
- Tsunami Plan
- Flood Plans
- Climate Change Reports
- Hazard Warning Systems
Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Plan
This plan was approved in December 2009 and has a life of 5 years. It was prepared and produced by council and key partners, in consultation with the public, and in accordance with the requirements of the Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Act 2002, National Strategy and guidelines issued on CDEM planning.
Title Page and Contents 192kb
Introduction 266kb
Risk Profile 352kb
Reduction 165kb
Readiness 376kb
Response 272kb
Recovery 260kb
Monitoring and Evaluation 132kb
Management and Governance 243kb
Glossary and Abbreviations 177kb
Annexes 'A' to 'K' 5708kb
Recovery plan
Recovery is defined as the coordinated efforts and process to effect the immediate, medium and long-term holistic regeneration of a community following a disaster.
Welfare plan
A Welfare Group has been established within the District EOC to meet the obligations the Gisborne CDEM Group has in relation to any person, persons or family unit removed from or isolated in, their normal place of residence anywhere within the Gisborne District, because of an event that has resulted in an emergency.
Volcanic contingency plan
The purpose of this plan is to identify steps that the Emergency Management team will use to manage the lead up to and eruptive stages of a volcanic event. The recovery phase will be managed with procedures contained in the Group Recovery Plan, except for the cleanup issue which will have to be planned at the time.
Tsunami plan
The purpose of this plan is to provide procedures to be followed in the event that the Gisborne district has warning of a distantly generated to keep communities safe or for a timely response to a locally generated Tsunami.
Flood plans
Te Karaka
It is now some years since Cyclone Bola required the evacuation of the Te Karaka township. It is very easy for those who experienced it to forget this occurrence or for those who have come to live in Te Karaka since then to realise that it will be necessary again in the future. Te Karaka Flood Plan
Tolaga Bay
The purpose of this plan is to outline the procedures that will be used in the case of a flood event that necessitates the evacuation of the 3 areas collectively known as Tolaga Bay. Tolaga Bay Flood Plan
Poverty Bay Flats
The purpose of this plan is to outline the procedures that will be used in the case of a flood event that necessitates evacuations of areas on the Poverty Bay Flats. Poverty Bay Flats Flood Plan
Hazard warning
In the city area, the Gisborne City Fire Brigade siren is not part of the civil defence warning system.
