Emergency planning guide

The purpose of planning is to make sure that whether you are running an early childhood centre, a school, or a rest home - you can provide for the safety of students, patients, and staff as far as possible in any emergency.

On-going requests to Hawke's Bay and Gisborne Civil Defence and Emergency Management officers for comprehensive emergency planning material have led to the development of a guide called: 

Hawke's Bay and Gisborne Emergency Planning Guide

This planning guide aims to help you through the legal and contractual requirements for emergency planning.   Developing an emergency plan based on the tasks described in this guide will help you meet the typical requirements of funding and auditing agencies.

'Action-Reaction'  The New Zealand East Coast Hazard Education Kit

This school education kit is designed for Levels 2-4 (Year 4-8) students to teach them about natural hazards and civil defence preparedness. It was produced jointly by Hawkes Bay and Gisborne local authorities.

The Kit comprises an educational booklet, a poster and a copy of a picture book 'Isabel's Upside-Down Day' by Hawkes Bay author Rosamond Rowe. This kit has been given free for use in Gisborne schools. A complementing video prepared by Simon Nixon Productions is available for loan (or copies can be purchased by schools) and includes archive footage of floods, earthquakes and other disasters.

For a copy of the East Coast Hazard Education Kit contact us.