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Wel
lingt
on R
egio
n Em
erge
ncy
Man
agem
ent O
ffice
AAnnu
al R
epor
t 1
July
201
5 –
30 Ju
ne 2
016
Atta
chm
ent 1
to R
epor
t 16.
400
EExec
utiv
e Su
mm
ary
Ove
rvie
w
A ve
ry d
eman
ding
yea
r with
a h
igh
busin
ess a
s usu
al w
orkl
oad
supp
lem
ente
d by
sev
eral
resp
onse
eve
nts,
stor
ms,
floo
ding
, util
ity d
isrup
tions
plu
s a d
istan
t so
urce
tsun
ami.
Win
s
1.Sh
akeo
ut 2
015.
Of t
he 1
.36
mill
ion
peop
le re
gist
ered
as p
artic
ipat
ing
in S
hake
out 2
015;
ove
r 200
,000
wer
e fr
om th
e W
ellin
gton
Reg
ion.
Thi
s re
pres
ente
d 40
% o
f our
pop
ulat
ion.
The
nex
t mos
t suc
cess
ful C
DEM
Gro
up w
as B
ay o
f Ple
nty
on 3
1.5%
. W
ellin
gton
City
was
the
high
est p
erfo
rmin
g TA
w
ith a
58%
regi
stra
tion
rate
. T
he in
crea
se in
regi
stra
tions
(fro
m 2
012
to 2
015)
in th
e W
ellin
gton
regi
on w
as g
reat
er th
an th
e in
crea
se in
regi
stra
tions
ac
ross
the
rest
of t
he c
ount
ry.
2.Ex
tern
al R
ecog
nitio
n. D
urin
g th
e ye
ar:
A.A
seco
nd C
DEM
Gro
up in
the
coun
try
com
plet
ed a
reor
gani
satio
n us
ing
the
WRE
MO
tem
plat
e an
d an
othe
r was
forw
arde
d ou
r fou
ndat
ion
docu
men
ts to
con
sider
;B.
WRE
MO
rece
ived
two
awar
ds fr
om th
e In
tern
atio
nal A
ssoc
iatio
n of
Em
erge
ncy
Man
ager
s (IA
EM)f
or it
s wor
k w
ith c
omm
uniti
es to
cre
ate
a st
ep-
by-s
tep
met
hodo
logy
to b
uild
com
mun
ity re
silie
nce,
http
://w
ww
.iaem
.com
/doc
umen
ts/I
AEM
-Glo
bal-A
war
ds-P
ress
-Rel
ease
-24N
ov20
15.p
dfre
fers
; C.
The
Wel
lingt
on a
ppro
ach
to in
volv
ing
the
com
mun
ity in
resil
ienc
e bu
ildin
g ac
tiviti
es g
aine
d a
men
tion
in a
9 D
ecem
ber 2
015
Was
hing
ton
Post
ar
ticle
writ
ten
by P
rofe
ssor
Dan
iel A
ldric
h (h
ttps
://e
n.w
ikip
edia
.org
/wik
i/Dan
iel_
P._A
ldric
h).
The
art
icle
may
be
foun
d at
the
link,
ht
tps:
//w
ww
.was
hing
tonp
ost.c
om/n
ews/
mon
key-
cage
/wp/
2015
/12/
09/s
ome-
com
mun
ities
-are
-des
troy
ed-b
y-tr
aged
y-an
d-di
sast
er-o
ther
s-sp
ring-
back
-her
es-w
hat-
mak
es-t
he-d
iffer
ence
/;D.
The
city
of B
ould
er, C
olor
ado
prov
ided
fund
ing
for W
REM
O st
aff t
o sh
are
the
team
’s m
etho
dolo
gies
and
tool
s so
that
Bou
lder
cou
ldad
opt t
he
WRE
MO
resil
ienc
e m
odel
;E.
The
US
stat
e of
Ore
gon
has a
dopt
ed th
e re
gion
’s Bl
ue L
ines
initi
ativ
e as
a k
ey c
ompo
nent
of t
heir
tsun
ami r
espo
nse
stra
tegy
; and
,F.
Mel
bour
ne, A
ustr
alia
, ded
icat
ed a
n en
tire
page
in th
eir R
esili
ence
stra
tegy
to W
REM
O in
a se
ctio
n ca
lled
Lear
ning
from
oth
ers.
2
EExec
utiv
e Su
mm
ary
3.Re
d Cr
oss H
azar
d Ap
p. D
urin
g th
e ye
ar, W
REM
O s
aw a
n op
port
unity
to p
artn
er w
ith R
ed C
ross
by
tailo
ring
thei
r Haz
ard
App
for t
he
New
Zea
land
env
ironm
ent.
The
App
laun
ch w
as c
ondu
cted
in Ju
ne 2
016
and
the
prod
uct (
offe
red
free
to u
sers
) has
now
bee
n ad
opte
d by
the
othe
r CDE
M re
gion
s ac
ross
New
Zea
land
.
4.Ra
in w
ater
tank
s. S
ales
of t
his p
rodu
ct (a
par
tner
ship
bet
wee
n W
REM
O, C
ounc
ils a
nd th
e Ta
nk G
uy) n
ow to
tal 8
200
units
, re
pres
entin
g ad
ditio
nal s
tora
ge o
f 1.6
4 m
illio
n lit
res a
t min
imal
(adm
in o
nly)
cos
t to
coun
cils.
Pla
ns to
furt
her s
timul
ate
sale
s are
be
ing
dev
elop
ed.
5.Tr
aini
ng. C
onsid
erab
le a
nd p
leas
ing
prog
ress
occ
urre
d du
ring
the
year
, in
term
s of
app
roac
h, c
onte
nt, a
nd e
nthu
siasm
for,
the
new
tr
aini
ng p
rogr
amm
e.
The
new
mod
ules
are
shor
ter,
shar
per,
and
mor
e in
ter-
activ
e.
Muc
h of
201
6’s
trai
ning
has
had
a ts
unam
i th
eme
in re
adin
ess f
or th
e na
tiona
l (ts
unam
i) ex
erci
se to
be
held
in A
ugus
t/Se
ptem
ber 2
016.
Thi
s rep
rese
nts
a gr
eat o
ppor
tuni
ty to
im
prov
e ou
r res
pons
e pr
oces
ses,
enh
ance
our
revi
sed
tsun
ami p
lans
and
soci
alise
resp
onse
act
ions
with
EO
C st
aff.
Whi
le th
e le
vel o
f EO
C op
erat
iona
l cap
abili
ty a
nd c
apac
ity h
as b
een
enha
nced
as a
resu
lt of
the
new
trai
ning
pro
gram
me,
it is
impo
rtan
t tha
t a h
igh
leve
l of
com
mitm
ent b
y co
unci
l sta
ff is
mai
ntai
ned.
6.Ci
vil D
efen
ce C
entr
es. S
tart
-up
kits
for t
he 1
20 p
lus
faci
litie
s in
our c
omm
uniti
es h
ave
been
refr
eshe
d an
d ou
t of d
ate
and
inop
erab
le
equi
pmen
t/st
ores
rem
oved
.
3
EExec
utiv
e Su
mm
ary
Deve
lopm
ents
The
mor
e no
tabl
e ac
tiviti
es p
rogr
esse
d th
roug
hout
the
year
incl
ude:
1.Pr
e-Di
sast
er R
ecov
ery
Plan
ning
. O
ver t
he p
ast f
ew y
ears
, the
re h
as b
een
a gr
owin
g re
cogn
ition
of t
he im
port
ance
of p
lann
ing
for r
ecov
ery
befo
re a
n ev
ent.
Thi
s inv
olve
s cla
rifyi
ng st
ruct
ures
, rol
es, r
espo
nsib
ilitie
s, a
nd u
nder
stan
ding
reco
very
cha
lleng
es a
re d
iffer
ent f
rom
bus
ines
s as u
sual
. W
REM
O
has p
artn
ered
with
DPM
C’s C
ante
rbur
y Ea
rthq
uake
Rec
over
y Le
sson
s Lea
rned
and
Leg
acy
prog
ram
me,
plu
s int
erna
tiona
l exp
erts
, to
deve
lop
a fr
amew
ork
for o
ur re
gion
. It
is pr
opos
ed th
at th
is be
pre
sent
ed to
Gro
up a
t the
nex
t rou
nd o
f man
agem
ent/
gove
rnan
ce m
eetin
gs.
2.N
atur
al H
azar
ds S
trat
egy
for t
he re
gion
. Pa
rtic
ipat
ed a
s par
t of a
wor
king
gro
up c
ompr
ising
coun
cil p
lann
ing
man
ager
s, w
orki
ng to
pro
duce
a st
rate
gy
to im
prov
e cr
oss-
coun
cil h
azar
d pl
anni
ng.
WRE
MO
supp
orte
d th
e re
sulti
ng c
onsu
ltatio
n pr
oces
s thr
ough
soci
al m
edia
and
a jo
int p
rese
nce
at
com
mun
ity fa
irs.
3.Its
Our
Fau
lt Pr
ojec
t (Ph
ase
2).
Wor
king
with
par
tner
s WCC
, GN
S Sc
ienc
e an
d EQ
C, th
is pr
ojec
t has
bee
n re
focu
sed
to ta
ke d
irect
ion
from
the
Nat
ural
Ha
zard
s Str
ateg
y an
d th
e Pr
e Di
sast
er R
ecov
ery
Proj
ect w
hen
dete
rmin
ing
futu
re re
sear
ch re
quire
men
ts.
It is
inte
nded
that
this
arra
ngem
ent b
e re
view
ed a
t the
five
yea
r mar
k (2
021)
.
4.Cr
isis
Map
ping
. P
artn
ered
with
Mas
sey
Uni
vers
ity O
pen
Labs
, app
lyin
g a
desig
n th
inki
ng p
roce
ss to
gen
erat
e a
web
bas
ed si
tuat
iona
l aw
aren
ess t
ool
that
will
allo
w co
mm
unity
inpu
t. T
his i
s a n
atio
nal R
esili
ence
Fun
d pr
ojec
t.
5.In
itial
Res
pons
e Fr
amew
ork.
Co
nsid
erab
le w
ork
has g
one
into
det
erm
inin
g a
com
mon
app
roac
h fo
r res
pond
ing
to e
mer
genc
ies i
n ou
r reg
ion.
U
sing
mat
eria
l obt
aine
d fr
om o
ther
resp
onse
age
ncie
s and
a d
esig
n th
inki
ng a
ppro
ach
invo
lvin
g Co
ntro
llers
and
key
stak
ehol
ders
, a c
omm
on m
etho
dolo
gy
linki
ng th
e W
REM
O D
uty
Offi
cer t
o th
e Co
ntro
llers
’ Ini
tial A
ctio
n Pl
an h
as b
een
trie
d, te
sted
and
is in
the
proc
ess o
f im
plem
enta
tion
(thr
ough
the
trai
ning
pro
gram
me)
acr
oss t
he re
gion
. Not
onl
y w
ill th
is en
sure
regi
onal
con
siste
ncy,
it w
ill a
lso p
rovi
de a
cle
ar se
t of t
ools
to fa
cilit
ate
an e
ffect
ive
initi
al re
spon
se.
6.Re
silie
nce
Sym
posi
a fo
r sch
ools
, eld
erly
care
faci
litie
s and
bus
ines
ses.
Co
mm
unity
Res
ilien
ce st
aff d
evel
oped
and
com
plet
ed th
e fir
st ro
und
of
wor
ksho
ps fo
r th
ese
key
grou
ps in
the
com
mun
ity, t
o en
able
them
to a
cqui
re a
bet
ter u
nder
stan
ding
of t
heir
role
and
resp
onsib
ilitie
s dur
ing
an
emer
genc
y. F
eedb
ack
from
att
ende
es w
as th
at th
ey b
enef
itted
from
the
oppo
rtun
ity to
shar
e ap
proa
ches
and
exp
erie
nces
in a
gro
upen
viro
nmen
t.4
EExec
utiv
e Su
mm
ary
Furt
her n
otab
le a
ctiv
ities
pro
gres
sed
thro
ugho
ut th
e ye
ar in
clud
e:
7.Ts
unam
i Pla
nnin
g –
Plan
ning
that
will
see
the
regi
on b
ette
r pre
pare
d to
resp
ond
to a
tsun
ami t
hrea
t (fr
om w
arni
ng to
72
hour
s aft
er
arriv
al) h
as b
een
a fo
cus t
hrou
ghou
t the
yea
r and
will
cul
min
ate
in a
nat
iona
l exe
rcise
to b
e co
nduc
ted
Augu
st/S
epte
mbe
r 201
6.
8.Co
mm
unic
atio
ns re
view
–Ra
tiona
lisat
ion
of re
gion
al V
HF c
omm
unic
atio
ns n
etw
orks
and
supp
ort a
rran
gem
ents
has
bee
n pr
ogre
ssed
to
the
poin
t whe
re a
n RF
P ha
s now
bee
n iss
ued.
A b
udge
t of $
1m w
as e
stab
lishe
d in
201
4 pl
anni
ng d
ocum
ents
how
ever
it is
now
cons
ider
ed
that
this
can
be tr
imm
ed to
app
roxi
mat
ely
$300
k.
A de
taile
d pr
opos
al w
ill b
e fo
rwar
ded
to th
e CE
G la
te 2
016.
9.Li
felin
e G
roup
Pro
ject
s –W
REM
O c
ontin
ues t
o w
ork
clos
ely
with
Wel
lingt
on E
ngin
eerin
g Li
felin
es G
roup
(WEL
G) o
n a
num
ber o
f in
itiat
ives
. Pr
ojec
ts a
dvan
ced
durin
g th
e ye
ar in
clud
e a.
WeL
G/W
REM
O p
roje
ct: A
cces
s rou
tes i
n an
em
erge
ncy
b.Su
gges
tions
to W
eLG
mem
bers
on
exer
cise
s c.
Co-o
rdin
atio
n of
pub
lic c
omm
unic
atio
ns in
an
emer
genc
y d.
Map
WeL
Gm
embe
r fac
ilitie
s aga
inst
haz
ards
e.
Fire
follo
win
g an
ear
thqu
ake
f.Em
erge
ncy
reso
urce
map
ping
g.
Tsun
ami i
mpa
cts t
o in
fras
truc
ture
in th
e W
ellin
gton
regi
on
h.Em
erge
ncy
leve
ls of
serv
ice
i.Te
leco
mm
unic
atio
ns re
cove
ry
10.
Ratio
nalis
atio
nof
CD
Cs –
Cons
ider
able
wor
k ha
s occ
urre
d, d
evel
opin
g th
e co
ncep
t and
pro
duci
ng a
gui
de to
em
pow
er th
e co
mm
unity
to
resp
ond
appr
opria
tely
thro
ugh
loca
l com
mun
ity h
ubs.
Thi
s gui
de w
ill b
e ta
ilore
d fo
r ind
ivid
ual f
acili
ties a
nd d
eplo
yed
durin
g th
e co
min
g ye
ar.
Fur
ther
wor
k is
requ
ired
to p
rom
ote
the
conc
ept a
s the
app
roac
h is
aim
ed a
t em
pow
erin
g th
e co
mm
unity
and
not
just
a c
erta
in fe
w
mem
bers
of t
he c
omm
unity
.5
Impa
ct
Likelihood
Risk
Mat
rix
Alm
ost
Cer
tain
Seve
re
Seve
re
Impa
ctIm
pact
Impa
ct
Likelihood
Likelihood LikelihoodAlm
ost
Cer
tain
Redu
ctio
n
Reco
very
Resp
onse
Read
ines
s
Likelihood
Impa
ct
30 J
une
2016
3
2
1
Ris
ks
1.W
anin
g co
mm
unity
mot
ivat
ion
for
resi
lienc
e bu
ildin
g in
itiat
ives
2.La
ck o
f effe
ctiv
e R
ecov
ery
Fram
ewor
k
3.S
witc
h to
dig
ital E
S
com
mun
icat
ions
4.C
halle
nge
impl
emen
ting
MC
DE
M
initi
ativ
es
5.C
ounc
il st
aff a
ttend
ing
EO
C
train
ing
6.H
ealth
and
Saf
ety
(New
Ris
k)
4
5
Exec
utiv
e Su
mm
ary
6
6
EExec
utiv
e Su
mm
ary
Risk
Exp
lana
tion
and
Trea
tmen
t
1.As
tim
e el
apse
s sin
ce o
ur la
st si
gnifi
cant
em
erge
ncy
(May
201
6), p
ublic
inte
rest
in re
silie
nce
build
ing
initi
ativ
es w
anes
. P
roje
cts i
n th
is sp
ace
need
to
be
part
of a
rolli
ng p
rogr
amm
ew
ith c
onst
ant r
efre
shes
to ta
ke a
ccou
nt o
f em
ergi
ng k
now
ledg
e as
wel
l as u
tilisi
ngin
nova
tive
mea
ns to
em
pow
er
peop
le to
take
ow
ners
hip
of th
eir c
ircum
stan
ces.
W
hile
ove
rall
we
ran
a su
cces
sful
NZ
Shak
eout
cam
paig
n, in
tere
st in
the
maj
ority
of o
ur TA
s in
fact
dr
oppe
d. E
ight
of t
he 1
6 CD
EM re
gion
s thr
ough
out t
he c
ount
ry e
xper
ienc
ed a
dro
p in
par
ticip
atio
n. N
otw
ithst
andi
ng o
ur e
vide
nce
base
d ap
proa
ch
to b
uild
ing
resil
ienc
e in
the
com
mun
ity, c
onfli
ct d
oes a
rise
occa
siona
lly w
ith sm
all g
roup
s of r
esid
ents
who
hol
d de
ar to
obs
oles
cent
app
roac
hes.
2.Th
e le
sson
s aris
ing
from
Chr
istch
urch
’s re
cove
ry p
rogr
amm
e m
ust b
e in
corp
orat
ed in
to a
fram
ewor
k ta
ilore
d fo
r the
Wel
lingt
on re
gion
. Th
e Gr
oup
Pre-
disa
ster
Rec
over
y Fr
amew
ork
proj
ect l
aunc
hed
with
a fo
rum
hel
d 26
Mar
ch 1
5. T
he p
ropo
sed
next
step
s in
this
prog
ram
me
will
be
pres
ente
d to
m
anag
emen
t/go
vern
ance
com
mitt
ees m
id 2
016.
3.Th
e or
igin
al d
irect
ion
was
that
ana
logu
e CD
EM V
HF ra
dios
and
repe
ater
s wer
e re
quire
d to
be
repl
aced
by
digi
tal s
ets b
y 20
18.
A pr
ojec
t was
la
unch
ed to
ach
ieve
this
and
a bu
dget
for t
his p
urpo
se w
as fa
ctor
ed in
to th
e LT
P pr
oces
s. T
he m
ost r
ecen
t adv
ice
chal
leng
es m
ovin
g do
wn
a di
gita
l pa
th a
nd m
ay se
e th
e Gr
oup
bett
er p
lace
d by
ratio
nalis
ing
and
upgr
adin
g th
e cu
rren
t ana
logu
e ne
twor
k.
An R
FP h
as b
een
issue
d to
seek
indu
stry
pr
opos
als.
4.Ce
ntra
l Gov
ernm
ent p
olic
ies o
ften
take
a to
p do
wn
appr
oach
, res
ultin
g in
som
e ch
alle
nges
whe
n im
plem
entin
g at
a lo
cal l
evel
. Fo
llow
ing
an
appr
oach
to M
CDEM
by
a de
lega
tion
repr
esen
ting
CDEM
Gro
ups,
a jo
int s
trat
egic
pla
nnin
g w
orks
hop
will
be
held
late
201
6.
5.Th
is ris
k re
flect
s the
fluc
tuat
ing
num
bers
of c
ounc
il st
aff a
tten
ding
EO
C tr
aini
ng.
Whi
le c
onsid
erab
le p
rogr
ess h
as o
ccur
red
inso
me
coun
cils
“enc
oura
ging
” st
aff t
o at
tend
, the
se n
umbe
rs n
eed
to b
e m
aint
aine
d. T
his r
isk w
ill co
ntin
ue to
be
mon
itore
d
6.He
alth
and
Saf
ety
–se
e an
swer
s to
the
four
stra
tegi
c qu
estio
ns, (
atta
ched
ove
r pag
e)
Risk
s Rem
oved
from
the
mat
rix d
urin
g th
e pa
st y
ear
Sust
aina
bilit
y of
resp
onse
stru
ctur
es
Inad
equa
te o
pera
tiona
l con
nect
ivity
7
IImpl
icat
ions
of t
he H
ealth
and
Saf
ety
at W
ork
Act,
2015
fo
r the
Wel
lingt
on R
egio
n CD
EM G
roup
:W
ho (o
r wha
t) is
a p
erso
n co
nduc
ting
a bu
sine
ss o
r und
erta
king
(PCB
U) i
n th
e co
ntex
t of a
CD
EM si
tuat
ion
aris
ing,
and
wha
t add
ition
al
resp
onsi
bilit
y do
es th
is im
pose
?
•CD
EM G
roup
is n
ot a
sepa
rate
lega
l ent
ity –
Join
t Com
mitt
ee is
not
trea
ted
as a
lega
l per
son
or e
ntity
•PC
BU a
re th
e co
unci
ls th
at fo
rm th
e CD
EM G
roup
(the
bus
ines
s rat
her t
han
a pe
rson
)•
PCBU
has
prim
ary
duty
of c
are
to it
s wor
kers
and
oth
er p
erso
ns in
fluen
ced
or d
irect
ed b
y it
•An
y w
ork
carr
ied
out b
y th
e CD
EM G
roup
falls
with
in th
e w
ork
carr
ied
out b
y th
e lo
cal a
utho
ritie
s of t
he C
DEM
Gro
up•
Loca
l aut
horit
ies (
PCBU
s) m
ust r
egul
arly
con
sult,
coo
pera
te a
nd c
oord
inat
e ac
tiviti
es re
latin
g to
CDE
M to
ens
ure
com
mon
ality
of
appr
oach
acr
oss t
he C
DEM
Gro
up•
GWRC
will
hav
e a
part
icul
ar in
tere
st b
y vi
rtue
of t
he fa
ct th
at W
REM
O st
aff a
re th
eir e
mpl
oyee
s
How
do
the
stat
utor
y ob
ligat
ions
of a
n of
ficer
und
er th
e Ac
t app
ly to
CD
EM in
term
s of v
ario
us C
DEM
role
s (in
clud
ing
but n
ot li
mite
d to
Co
ntro
llers
; Rec
over
y, W
elfa
re, O
pera
tions
and
Pla
nnin
g M
anag
ers)
?
•O
ffice
rs a
re th
e Ch
ief E
xecu
tives
of e
ach
coun
cil s
ittin
g on
the
CEG
or a
ny o
ther
per
son
occu
pyin
g a
posit
ion
that
allo
ws t
hem
to
exer
cise
sign
ifica
nt in
fluen
ce o
ver t
he m
anag
emen
t of t
he b
usin
ess (
PCBU
) –so
mai
nly
Chie
f Exe
cutiv
es a
nd e
lect
ed m
embe
rs•
Offi
cers
are
requ
ired
to e
xerc
ise sp
ecifi
c du
e di
ligen
ce d
utie
s•
A Co
ntro
ller (
empl
oyee
or c
ontr
acto
r) is
rega
rded
as a
wor
ker u
nder
the
Act (
it is
not t
he c
ontr
olle
r con
duct
ing
busin
ess o
r un
dert
akin
g of
the
CDEM
Gro
up, i
t is t
he v
ario
us lo
cal a
utho
ritie
s)•
‘Offi
cer’
doe
s not
app
ly to
thos
e w
ho m
erel
y ad
vise
or m
ake
reco
mm
enda
tions
(wor
kers
)8
HHea
lth a
nd S
afet
yW
hen
Coor
dina
ted
Inci
dent
Man
agem
ent S
yste
m (C
IMS)
prin
cipl
es a
re b
eing
app
lied,
wha
t dut
ies u
nder
the
Act d
oes a
lead
age
ncy
have
for
the
over
all r
espo
nse
effo
rt o
f the
CDE
M T
eam
in te
rms o
f H&
S?•
GWRC
and
the
TAs n
eed
to ta
ke a
n ex
tra
caut
ious
app
roac
h to
ens
ure
com
plia
nce
with
the
Act
•U
nder
CIM
S, e
ach
part
icip
ant o
rgan
isatio
n is
rega
rded
as a
PCB
U (f
or e
xam
ple;
Pol
ice,
Fire
, loc
al a
utho
rity,
etc
.) an
d w
ill o
we
oblig
atio
ns to
its w
orke
rs a
nd o
ther
indi
vidu
als
Who
is th
e PC
BU, i
n te
rms o
f ow
ing
dutie
s to
volu
ntee
r mem
bers
of t
he C
DEM
Tea
m?
•CD
EM G
roup
has
no
part
icul
ar o
blig
atio
n to
vol
unte
er g
roup
s pro
vidi
ng se
rvic
es to
it. H
owev
er, t
he lo
cal a
utho
ritie
s sitt
ing
on th
e CD
EM G
roup
cou
ld h
ave
oblig
atio
ns•
Volu
ntee
r ass
ocia
tions
(for
exa
mpl
e Re
spon
se Te
ams)
are
not
PCB
Us
•W
hen
volu
ntee
rs a
re re
ques
ted
to ca
rry
out w
ork
for a
PCB
U, w
ith it
s kno
wle
dge
and
cons
ent,
they
are
rega
rded
as v
olun
teer
w
orke
rs o
f tha
t PCB
U
9
FFina
ncia
l Sum
mar
yPe
rson
nel
Com
mun
ityRe
silie
nce
Ope
ratio
nal
Read
ines
s
Busin
ess a
ndDe
velo
pmen
t
Tota
l Bu
dget
Pers
onne
l
Mat
eria
ls an
d Su
pplie
s
Trav
el a
nd T
rans
port
Cont
ract
ors a
ndCo
nsul
tant
s
Inte
rnal
Cha
rges
Tota
l Bu
dget
Port
ion
of b
udge
t sp
ent -
By ca
tego
ry
Port
ion
of b
udge
t sp
ent -
By te
am-A
s at 3
0 Ju
ne 2
016
The
end
resu
lt of
this
finan
cial
yea
r is
an u
nder
spen
d of
$65
k. T
he v
aria
tion
from
bud
get m
ostly
cam
e fr
om p
erso
nnel
, w
here
vac
anci
es le
ad to
an
8% u
nder
spen
d. T
his w
as re
flect
ed in
a 5
% in
crea
se in
cont
ract
or a
nd co
nsul
tant
s, w
hich
wer
e us
ed to
fill
the
vaca
ncie
s in
the
inte
rim.
10
+1%
+4%
+3%
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+5%
0%
+3%
Bala
nce
of re
serv
e as
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ne 2
016
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,000
CCom
mun
ity R
esili
ence
It ha
s bee
n an
exc
iting
yea
r in
the
Com
mun
ity R
esili
ence
Team
with
a si
gnifi
cant
num
ber o
f ach
ieve
men
ts.O
ur te
am is
pas
siona
te a
bout
th
eir w
ork
and
are
colle
ctiv
ely
help
ing
rede
fine
the
Emer
genc
y M
anag
emen
t sec
tor.
Com
mun
ity E
mer
genc
y Hu
b (a
ka C
ivil
Defe
nce
Cent
re)
The
team
has
spen
t the
last
yea
r dev
elop
ing
a cl
ear p
urpo
se fo
r the
CD
Cent
re c
once
pt in
rela
tion
to th
e w
ider
em
erge
ncy
resp
onse
and
how
it sh
ould
ena
ble
a co
mm
unity
-driv
en re
spon
se.
Feed
back
from
WRE
MO
’s en
d-us
ers
(the
com
mun
ity) i
ndic
ates
the
nam
e Ci
vil
Defe
nce
Cent
re is
misa
ligne
d w
ith th
e ex
pect
atio
ns o
f the
com
mun
ity.
The
term
Com
mun
ity E
mer
genc
y Hu
b ha
s bee
n w
idel
y su
ppor
ted
as a
goo
d ch
oice
by
our c
omm
unity
mem
bers
. An
impo
rtan
t dev
elop
men
t in
this
proc
ess
has b
een
the
crea
tion
of th
e Co
mm
unity
Em
erge
ncy
Hub
guid
e. T
he te
am h
as p
ut si
gnifi
cant
ef
fort
into
cre
atin
g an
eas
y-to
-use
gui
de th
at is
cen
tral
to o
ur C
omm
unity
Res
pons
e Pl
anni
ng p
roce
ss a
nd E
mer
genc
y Pr
epar
edne
ss
trai
ning
. Im
port
antly
, it h
as b
een
desig
ned
for s
pont
aneo
us v
olun
teer
s who
hav
e ne
ver c
onne
cted
with
CDE
M in
the
past
. Th
e de
velo
pmen
t of t
he g
uide
has
bee
n an
iter
ativ
e pr
oces
s an
d in
corp
orat
ed s
ubst
antia
l use
r fee
dbac
k. It
’s dr
aft v
ersio
n ha
s alre
ady
been
ad
opte
d by
oth
er c
ounc
ils a
s the
ir CD
Cen
tre/
Hub
guid
e.Co
mm
unity
Res
pons
e an
d Re
silie
nce
Plan
ning
Ove
r the
last
seve
ral y
ears
, the
team
has
con
tinue
d re
wor
king
thei
r met
hodo
logy
that
brin
gs m
embe
rs o
f a su
burb
toge
ther
so
that
they
can
pla
n th
eir c
omm
unity
’s re
spon
se.
This
proc
ess
is fa
cilit
ated
, but
not
led,
by
WRE
MO
and
invo
lves
a w
ide-
rang
e of
stak
ehol
ders
in
clud
ing
loca
l bus
ines
ses,
com
mun
ity g
roup
s, c
ounc
il de
velo
pmen
t tea
ms a
nd N
GO
s. T
he te
am is
con
fiden
t tha
t the
app
roac
h is
now
ve
ry ro
bust
.Rec
ently
, abo
ut 7
0 pe
ople
par
ticip
ated
in th
e Is
land
Bay
sess
ion
and
mor
e th
an 6
0 pe
ople
in To
tara
Par
k. N
otw
ithst
andi
ng
this,
furt
her e
ngag
emen
t is r
equi
red
to u
nder
stan
d so
me
elem
ents
of t
he c
omm
unity
who
se th
inki
ng h
as b
een
cond
ition
ed b
y a
com
man
d an
d co
ntro
l app
roac
h.Sh
akeO
utTh
e te
am p
ulle
d ou
t all
of th
e st
ops t
o pr
omot
e Sh
akeO
utth
is ye
ar.
The
resu
lt w
as b
oost
from
36%
in 2
012
to 4
0% o
f the
pub
lic si
gnin
g up
to p
artic
ipat
e in
201
5. T
he W
ellin
gton
regi
on p
lace
d fir
st in
the
coun
try.
Wel
lingt
on C
ity to
ok th
e to
p sp
ot in
the
coun
try
for a
city
w
ith m
ore
than
58%
of t
he p
ublic
regi
ster
ing
to p
artic
ipat
e.
11
CCom
mun
ity R
esili
ence
Nat
iona
l & In
tern
atio
nal R
ecog
nitio
nW
REM
O’s
appr
oach
to e
nhan
cing
Com
mun
ity R
esili
ence
has
rece
ived
nat
iona
l and
inte
rnat
iona
l rec
ogni
tion
over
the
last
few
ye
ars.
WRE
MO
was
reco
gnise
d in
the
Was
hing
ton
Post
and
des
crib
ed a
s a “
para
digm
” fo
r how
gov
ernm
ents
sho
uld
wor
k w
ith it
s ci
tizen
s dur
ing
a w
orks
hop
in N
ew Y
ork
City
whi
ch in
volv
ed th
e N
YC D
epar
tmen
t of H
ealth
and
Med
ical
Res
erve
Cor
ps.
Prof
esso
r Dan
iel
P. A
ldric
h, C
o-Di
rect
or o
f the
Sec
urity
and
Res
ilien
ce S
tudi
es p
rogr
am a
t Nor
thea
ster
nU
nive
rsity
, cite
d W
REM
O’s
wor
k as
a p
rime
exam
ple
of in
nova
tive,
bot
tom
up
disa
ster
miti
gatio
n pr
ogra
mm
ing.
WRE
MO
has
also
rece
ived
sig
nific
ant a
tten
tion
thro
ugh
the
Rock
efel
ler 1
00 R
esili
ent C
ities
pro
gram
me
havi
ng b
een
spec
ifica
lly
reco
gnise
d in
bot
h Bo
ulde
r and
Mel
bour
ne’s
stra
tegi
es.
Oth
er n
atio
nal a
nd in
tern
atio
nal p
artn
ers
have
reco
gnize
d W
REM
O’s
wor
k. T
he te
am w
as so
ught
out
to sp
eak
at th
e Au
stra
lian
Com
mun
ity E
ngag
emen
t and
Fire
Aw
aren
ess
Conf
eren
ce in
Alb
ury,
NSW
, to
mot
ivat
e th
eir s
ecto
r to
mov
e to
war
d a
WRE
MO
app
roac
h to
wor
king
with
com
mun
ities
. Th
e pr
esen
tatio
n ca
n se
en h
ere
http
://li
vest
ream
.com
/nsw
rfs/
ACEF
A201
6/vi
deos
/123
4979
53Co
mm
unity
Em
erge
ncy
Man
agem
ent T
rain
ing
The
trai
ning
pro
gram
me
for “
Civi
l Def
ence
Vol
unte
ers”
has
evo
lved
ove
r the
last
coup
le y
ears
with
a g
radu
al m
ove
away
from
a fe
w
high
ly tr
aine
d vo
lunt
eers
to a
larg
e nu
mbe
r of c
omm
unity
mem
bers
with
bas
ic tr
aini
ng.T
his y
ear,
nine
cou
rses
wer
e de
liver
ed w
ith a
to
tal o
f 206
peo
ple
trai
ned.
One
of t
hese
cou
rses
was
del
iver
ed sp
ecifi
cally
on
a m
arae
for o
ur iw
i par
tner
s.
Red
Cros
s Ha
zard
App
Last
yea
r, W
REM
O s
aw a
n op
port
unity
to p
artn
er w
ith th
e Re
d Cr
oss
by a
dopt
ing
thei
r Haz
ard
App.
Thi
s par
tner
ship
wou
ld c
reat
ea
free
Em
erge
ncy
Aler
t sol
utio
n fo
r bot
h W
REM
O a
nd th
e en
tire
Emer
genc
y M
anag
emen
t sec
tor i
n N
ew Z
eala
nd.
Ove
r the
cou
rse
of th
e la
st
year
, WRE
MO
con
vene
d a
rang
e of
stak
ehol
ders
incl
udin
g M
CDEM
, GN
S, M
etse
rvic
e, N
IWA,
Geo
Net
and
mor
e. T
he a
pplic
atio
n ha
s sin
ce b
ecom
e ad
opte
d ac
ross
CDE
M G
roup
s ac
ross
New
Zea
land
.
12
CCom
mun
ity R
esili
ence
Prep
ared
ness
Sym
posi
a –
Scho
ols,
Sm
all B
usin
ess
Cont
inui
ty P
lann
ing
& R
esid
entia
l Car
e Fa
cilit
ies
This
year
the
team
dev
elop
ed a
new
app
roac
h to
wor
king
with
thes
e ke
y st
akeh
olde
rs b
y br
ingi
ng th
em to
geth
er in
the
sam
e ro
om to
pl
an fo
r an
emer
genc
y w
hile
focu
sing
on re
latio
nshi
ps.
The
conc
ept h
as e
xcee
ded
expe
ctat
ions
as p
eopl
e w
ould
stic
k ar
ound
and
cha
t w
ith e
ach
othe
r, bu
ildin
g pe
er-t
o-pe
er n
etw
orks
.
Pre-
disa
ster
Rec
over
y Pl
anni
ng
Ther
e ha
s bee
n a
grow
ing
reco
gniti
on in
the
sect
or o
f the
impo
rtan
ce o
f pla
nnin
g fo
r rec
over
y be
fore
an
even
t. Th
is in
volv
es c
larif
ying
or
gani
satio
nal s
truc
ture
s, ro
les a
nd re
spon
sibili
ties a
nd u
nder
stan
ding
how
reco
very
cha
lleng
es d
iffer
from
thos
e of
bus
ines
sasu
sual
, to
nam
e a
few
.WRE
MO
wor
ked
with
DPM
C’s C
ante
rbur
y Ea
rthq
uake
Rec
over
y Le
sson
s Le
arne
d an
d Le
gacy
pro
gram
me
as w
ell a
s a
num
ber o
f lea
ding
reco
very
exp
erts
from
aro
und
the
wor
ld to
dev
elop
a fr
amew
ork
for t
he W
ellin
gton
Gro
up a
nd re
spec
tive
citie
s to
pre-
plan
how
they
will
man
age
a re
cove
ry.
A dr
aft f
ram
ewor
k ha
s bee
n co
mpl
eted
and
will
be
refin
ed in
the
first
hal
f of t
he n
ext
finan
cial
yea
r with
faci
litat
ed p
lann
ing
taki
ng p
lace
aft
erw
ards
.
Resi
lienc
e M
ap
To c
ontin
ue to
adv
ance
the
sect
or’s
use
of th
is em
ergi
ng te
chno
logy
, WRE
MO
put
in a
n ap
plic
atio
n to
the
MCD
EM R
esili
ence
Fun
d to
ex
plor
e ho
w th
e se
ctor
cou
ld e
nter
the
Crisi
s Map
ping
spac
e w
ith a
goa
l of l
inki
ng d
ay-t
o-da
y co
mm
unity
eve
nts t
o em
erge
ncy
even
ts.
A pa
rtne
rshi
p w
as d
evel
oped
with
Ope
n La
bs a
t Mas
sey
Uni
vers
ity to
cre
ate
a w
orki
ng e
xam
ple.
13
CCom
mun
ity R
esili
ence
Ope
n Sp
aces
for R
ecov
ery
Proj
ect
One
com
pone
nt o
f und
erst
andi
ng
how
we
can
faci
litat
e re
cove
ry in
ou
r reg
ion
is by
util
ising
our
ph
ysic
al sp
aces
. Las
t yea
r we
part
nere
d w
ith V
icto
ria U
nive
rsity
’s Fa
culty
of A
rchi
tect
ure
and
Desig
n to
dev
elop
a p
roje
ct a
roun
d su
burb
an o
pen
spac
e. T
his y
ear w
e ex
pand
ed th
e pr
ojec
t to
the
chal
leng
ing
Cent
ral B
usin
ess
Dist
rict a
rea
of W
ellin
gton
City
. The
pr
ojec
t loo
ks a
t the
ope
n sp
aces
we
have
with
in th
is ar
ea a
nd h
ow w
e co
uld
use
thes
e to
re-h
ouse
cen
tral
bu
sines
ses a
nd a
part
men
t dw
elle
rs
with
in th
e op
en s
pace
s in
and
arou
nd th
e fr
inge
s of t
he C
BD.
14
CCom
mun
ity R
esili
ence
Onl
ine
Vide
osAn
em
ergi
ng tr
end
is th
e us
e of
onl
ine
vide
os to
con
vey
info
rmat
ion
and
mot
ivat
e pe
ople
tow
ard
actio
n. S
even
onl
ine
vide
os h
ave
been
cre
ated
to e
ncou
rage
eng
agem
ent w
ith o
ur p
rogr
amm
es o
r con
vey
prep
ared
ness
mes
sage
s in
a ea
sy-t
o-di
gest
form
at.
1. E
mer
genc
y Pl
anni
ng in
Sch
ools
-Is
you
r sch
ool r
eady
for a
n em
erge
ncy?
2. T
suna
mi B
lue
Line
s -Ra
ising
tsun
ami a
war
enes
s
3. E
mer
genc
y Pr
epar
edne
ss a
t Hom
e -I
t’s E
asy
to g
et p
repa
red
for a
n em
erge
ncy
4. C
omm
unity
Pre
pare
dnes
s Tr
aini
ng -
Prep
arin
g to
hel
p yo
ur c
omm
unity
in a
n em
erge
ncy
5. C
omm
unity
Res
pons
e an
d Re
silie
nce
Plan
ning
-w
orki
ng to
geth
er to
get
thro
ugh
a di
sast
er
6. B
usin
ess C
ontin
uity
Pla
nnin
g -P
lann
ing
to h
elp
smal
l bus
ines
ses s
urvi
ve a
nd th
rive
afte
r a d
isrup
tion
7. R
esid
entia
l Car
e pl
anni
ng -
Are
your
staf
f and
faci
lity
read
y fo
r an
emer
genc
y?
15
CCom
mun
ity R
esili
ence
MCD
EM C
onfe
renc
e W
orks
hop:
FU
Nci
litat
ion
and
Com
mun
ity E
ngag
emen
t!
16
0%20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Ope
ratio
nal
stru
ctur
es fo
r CDC
sre
view
ed
Stan
dard
ised
appr
oach
for C
DCs
deve
lope
d an
dim
plem
ente
d
Fram
ewor
k an
dw
orki
ng m
odel
for
resil
ienc
e an
d cr
isis
map
ping
dev
elop
ed
Com
mun
ity R
esili
ence
So
cial
age
ncy-
base
d sy
mpo
sium
s
12 o
f 15
com
plet
ed*
Scho
ol-b
ased
sy
mpo
sium
s
7of
7
com
plet
ed*
16 o
f 13
com
plet
ed*
Com
mun
ity R
espo
nse
Plan
s
Com
plet
edpr
evio
us q
uart
ers
Com
plet
ed
this
quar
ter
Rem
aini
ngto
be
com
plet
ed*
Tota
ls sh
own
abov
e ar
e an
nual
tota
ls as
set i
n th
e W
REM
O A
nnua
l Pla
n
17
Smal
l to
med
ium
size
d bu
sine
ss-b
ased
sym
posi
ums
7 of
7
com
plet
ed*
90 o
f 50
com
plet
ed*
Face
-to-
face
eng
agem
ent
at sc
hool
s
40%
of a
ll sc
hool
s in
the
regi
on
are
usin
g th
e on
line
resp
onse
pl
anni
ng to
ol.
20%
of a
ll sc
hool
s in
the
regi
on h
ave
prac
ticed
ear
thqu
ake
drill
s and
/or
re-u
nific
atio
n pl
ans w
ithin
the
regi
on.
0%20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Initi
al se
t of
reco
very
perf
orm
ance
targ
ets a
rede
velo
ped
Crea
te in
itial
(dra
ft)
fram
ewor
k of
pos
t-re
cove
ry o
ptio
ns
A se
t of p
ropo
sed
path
way
s for
pre
and
post
eve
ntco
mm
unity
enga
gem
ent
deve
lope
d
Inve
stig
ate
and
iden
tify
pote
ntia
lw
ays t
o ad
dres
s the
chal
leng
es o
fev
acua
ting
the
city
Com
mun
ity R
esili
ence
Com
mun
ity
Prep
ared
ness
Tra
inin
g
Tsun
ami B
lue
Line
s
9 of
12
com
plet
ed*
0 of
3
com
plet
ed*
Com
plet
edpr
evio
us q
uart
ers
Com
plet
ed
this
quar
ter
Rem
aini
ngto
be
com
plet
ed
* To
tals
show
n ab
ove
are
annu
al to
tals
as se
t in
the
WRE
MO
Ann
ual P
lan
18
Enga
ge w
ith c
omm
unity
re
silie
nce
proj
ects
un
dert
aken
by
ICoE
10 o
f 3co
mpl
eted
*
Inte
rnat
iona
l and
nat
iona
l co
llabo
ratio
n on
resi
lienc
e
10 o
f 3
com
plet
ed*
A G
roup
Rec
over
y Co
ordi
nato
r is
app
oint
ed
deve
lope
d
A G
ris
ap
Com
mun
ity R
esili
ence
Thre
e Fa
cebo
ok p
osts
per
wee
k.
Regi
onal
radi
o ad
vert
isem
ents
and
inte
rvie
ws
cond
ucte
d m
onth
ly.
Publ
ic fa
ir at
tend
ance
.
Prep
ared
ness
ena
bler
s ava
ilabl
e ac
ross
the
regi
on.
Com
mun
icat
ion
Prep
ared
ness
ena
bler
s
19
5% o
f sta
ff tim
e al
loca
ted
to e
ngag
ing
with
loca
l co
mm
unity
lead
ers
Incr
easi
ng co
nnec
tedn
ess
Wat
er T
anks
and
Gra
b&G
oEm
erge
ncy
Kits
Seve
ral y
ears
ago
, WRE
MO
staf
f em
bark
ed o
n th
e fir
st P
ublic
Priv
ate
Part
ners
hip
(PPP
) with
in th
e CD
EM se
ctor
by
co-d
evel
opin
g th
e G
rab&
Go
Emer
genc
y Ki
t with
a p
rivat
e su
pplie
r. Si
nce
2012
, nea
rly 2
6,00
0 ki
ts h
ave
been
sold
. In
201
3, W
REM
O p
artn
ered
with
the
Tank
Guy
to d
evel
op a
be
tter
hou
seho
ld so
lutio
n to
wat
er re
silie
nce
than
the
trad
ition
al 1
0L
tank
. Th
roug
h a
PPP
proc
ess,
the
goal
was
to p
rodu
ce a
$26
5 co
mpl
ete
200L
ra
inw
ater
tank
for $
100,
that
coul
d be
inst
alle
d by
the
aver
age
resid
ent a
nd
tran
spor
ted
in th
e ba
ck o
f a c
ar. O
ver t
he la
st th
ree
year
s, ro
ughl
y 82
00
tank
s hav
e be
en so
ld a
cros
s th
e re
gion
. Th
is am
ount
s to
roug
hly
1.64
mill
ion
litre
s of w
ater
that
hav
e be
en a
dded
to th
e em
erge
ncy
supp
ly d
urin
g di
srup
tion.
Com
mun
ity
prep
ared
ness
trai
ning
3 of
3
com
plet
ed*
Wel
lingt
on C
ity
* To
tals
show
n ab
ove
are
annu
al to
tals
per a
rea
as se
t in
the
WRE
MO
Ann
ual P
lan
Com
plet
ed p
revi
ous q
uart
ers
Com
plet
ed th
is qu
arte
r
Rem
aini
ng to
be
com
plet
ed 20
Face
-to-
face
sc
hool
vis
its
20 o
f 24
com
plet
ed*
Sym
posi
a
0%20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
New
tow
nBr
ookl
ynIs
land
Bay
Karo
riTa
wa
Orie
ntal
Bay
Com
mun
ity R
espo
nse
Plan
s
Busi
ness
-bas
ed
Soci
al a
genc
y-ba
sed
Scho
ol-b
ased
With
the
com
plet
ion
of 4
com
mun
ity
resp
onse
pla
ns.
The
Isla
nd B
ay c
omm
unity
dro
ve a
su
cces
sful
com
mun
ity re
spon
se a
nd
resi
lienc
e pl
anni
ng se
ssio
n w
ith n
early
10
0 lo
cal r
esid
ents
and
org
aniz
atio
n re
pres
enta
tives
invo
lved
ove
r the
thre
e pl
anni
ng se
ssio
ns. A
hug
e nu
mbe
r of
pote
ntia
l pro
ject
s th
at w
ould
pro
vide
an
oppo
rtun
ity to
brin
g pe
ople
toge
ther
, w
ere
brai
nsto
rmed
. The
five
pro
ject
s w
ith th
e m
ost e
nerg
y in
the
room
wer
e de
velo
ped
furt
her w
ith in
tere
sted
re
side
nts p
uttin
g th
eir n
ame
agai
nst
them
to ta
ke th
em fu
rthe
r.
Isla
nd B
ay C
omm
unity
Res
pons
e Pl
an
21
Wel
lingt
on C
ity c
omm
enta
ry c
ontin
ued.
22
Com
mun
ity R
espo
nse
Plan
sCo
mm
unity
mem
bers
from
Cro
fton
Dow
ns, N
gaio
and
Khan
dalla
hm
et in
June
to fi
nalis
eth
e em
erge
ncy
plan
ning
in th
e ar
ea -
the
geog
raph
ical
ly sh
ared
reso
urce
s in
the
valle
ys
and
hills
mea
nt th
at p
lann
ing
toge
ther
was
the
best
idea
. A
broa
d ra
nge
of re
siden
ts
atte
nded
, fro
m th
e ne
wes
t to
thos
e w
ho h
ad b
een
in th
e ar
ea fo
r 80
year
s. A
Sig
n la
ngua
ge in
terp
rete
r ass
isted
to in
clud
e a
deaf
com
mun
ity m
embe
r in
the
disc
ussio
ns.
Karo
rico
mm
unity
mem
bers
fina
lised
thei
r res
pons
e pl
anni
ng in
June
. O
ne o
f the
mos
t pop
ular
smal
l pro
ject
s th
at c
ame
out o
f the
pro
cess
was
org
anisi
ng w
ater
tank
s to
be d
eliv
ered
to K
aror
i, ra
ther
than
re
siden
ts h
avin
g to
go
dow
n in
to th
e CB
D. O
ne F
aceb
ook
post
in th
e “I
LOVE
KAR
ORI
!!! (
Wel
lingt
on, N
Z!)”
gro
up h
as g
ener
ated
inte
rest
fr
om o
ver 8
0 re
siden
ts w
antin
g ta
nks,
lite
rally
ove
rnig
ht.
Broo
klyn
Hill
sCom
mun
ity R
espo
nse
Plan
ning
mee
tings
con
clud
ed in
Dec
embe
r. Th
e th
ree
sess
ions
wer
e w
ell a
tten
ded
by a
mot
ivat
ed
and
enga
ged
grou
p of
loca
l res
iden
ts. A
saus
age
sizzle
run
by th
e lo
cal S
cout
s and
a lo
cal c
omm
unity
pro
ject
dev
elop
men
t bra
inst
orm
ing
wor
ksho
p, id
entif
ied
man
y in
tere
stin
g op
port
uniti
es to
bui
ld re
silie
nce
thro
ugh
stre
ngth
enin
g re
latio
nshi
ps b
etw
een
peop
le in
the
com
mun
ity.
As in
ner c
ity su
burb
s, M
t Vic
toria
and
Orie
ntal
Bay
are
wal
kabl
e an
d w
ell c
onne
cted
to th
e CB
D. B
ustli
ng d
ay-t
o-da
y, th
ey a
lso sh
are
uniq
ue c
halle
nges
dur
ing
disa
ster
s. W
REM
O in
itial
ly b
egan
con
vers
atio
ns w
ith st
aff f
rom
bot
h M
t Vic
toria
and
Orie
ntal
Bay
resp
ectiv
ely,
bu
t as t
he tw
o in
ner c
ity su
burb
s ove
rlap
in th
eir s
hare
d us
e of
Cly
de Q
uay
Scho
ol (a
s a C
ivil
Defe
nce
Cent
re),
com
mun
ity m
embe
rs
iden
tifie
d ad
vant
ages
in a
shar
ed p
lan.
Wel
lingt
on C
ity c
omm
enta
ry c
ontin
ued.
23
Tsun
ami B
lue
Line
sTh
e Bl
ue L
ines
pro
cess
has
bee
n fa
cilit
ated
in th
ree
of th
e Ea
ster
n su
burb
s fro
m H
aita
itait
o O
rient
al B
ay, w
ith th
e lin
es g
oing
do
wn
in th
e ne
ar fu
ture
. Sc
opin
g fo
r the
CBD
rollo
ut h
as st
arte
d w
ith a
var
iety
of e
nd-u
ser t
estin
g an
d ex
plor
atio
n of
ver
tical
evac
uatio
n co
ncep
ts.
The
TBL
conc
ept h
as b
een
adop
ted
in A
uckl
and
and
is cu
rren
tly b
eing
rolle
d ou
t in
coas
tal s
ubur
bs.
WRE
MO
is
wor
king
with
Auc
klan
d CD
EM, H
awke
s Ba
y CD
EM a
nd G
NS
to c
o-cr
eate
a c
omm
on ts
unam
i bill
boar
d.
Com
mun
ity P
repa
redn
ess
Trai
ning
Thre
e co
mm
unity
trai
ning
cour
ses
wer
e he
ld in
Wel
lingt
on C
ity th
is ye
ar, w
ith a
ppro
xim
atel
y 60
peo
ple
com
plet
ing
the
cour
se.
Wat
er T
anks
Wat
er ta
nk sa
les i
n W
ellin
gton
are
sho
win
g re
new
ed in
tere
st fo
llow
ing
the
rece
nt d
istrib
utio
n of
a ra
tes f
lyer
. W
ellin
gton
sale
s to-
date
are
2,7
32(t
he h
ighe
st in
the
regi
on).
Wel
lingt
on C
ity C
ounc
il se
rvic
e de
sk st
aff h
ave
done
an
amaz
ing
job
copi
ng w
ith a
mas
sive
surg
e in
dem
and
over
rece
nt m
onth
s fo
llow
ing
a fly
er d
rop
and
a nu
mbe
r of a
rtic
les i
n th
e lo
cal m
edia
hig
hlig
htin
g th
e ris
k to
Wel
lingt
on re
siden
ts in
a d
isast
er.
The
serv
ice
cent
re a
lso o
pene
d up
an
onlin
e or
derin
g sy
stem
and
del
iver
ed ta
nks t
o re
siden
ts th
at c
ould
not
driv
e. T
he re
sult,
an
incr
easin
gly
wat
er re
silie
nt W
ellin
gton
com
mun
ity.
Seat
oun
Tsun
ami s
teps
Whe
n w
orki
ng w
ith S
eato
unSc
hool
on
thei
r em
erge
ncy
proc
edur
es it
was
iden
tifie
d th
at th
ere
was
n’t a
suita
ble
tsun
ami
evac
uatio
n op
tion.
The
scho
ol p
lace
d su
ch v
alue
and
ow
ners
hip
of th
is ch
alle
nge
that
they
fund
raise
d an
d co
ntrib
uted
thei
r ow
n fu
nds t
o de
signi
ng a
nd in
stal
ling
step
s allo
win
g th
e sc
hool
, nei
ghbo
urin
g pr
esch
ool a
nd lo
cal c
omm
unity
eas
y ac
cess
ont
o th
e cl
iffs
behi
nd th
e sc
hool
out
side
of th
e ts
unam
i zon
e.
Wel
lingt
on C
ity c
omm
enta
ry c
ontin
ued.
24
Tsun
ami e
vacu
atio
nsA
num
ber o
f sch
ools
com
plet
ed e
arth
quak
e/ts
unam
i dril
ls in
clud
ing
safe
ly e
vacu
atin
g to
a lo
catio
n ou
tsid
e of
the
tsun
ami z
one
with
in 1
0 m
inut
es a
nd im
plem
entin
g a
fam
ily re
unifi
catio
n pr
oces
s to
con
trol
the
rele
ase
of st
uden
ts to
the
pare
nts/
care
give
rs.
Scho
ols
that
pra
ctic
e th
ese
drill
s rea
p th
e re
war
ds w
ith e
ffici
ent s
yste
ms a
nd sh
ared
kno
wle
dge
of p
roce
sses
acr
oss
thei
r sta
ff.
New
land
s Com
mun
ity E
xerc
ise
New
land
s con
tinue
s to
be a
hiv
e of
com
mun
ity-d
riven
em
erge
ncy
resp
onse
pla
nnin
g, ru
nnin
g an
exe
rcise
from
the
New
land
s Co
mm
unity
Cen
tre
on th
e 31
stof
Oct
ober
201
5, e
ven
test
ing
the
med
ical
cen
tre
with
moc
k ca
sual
ties.
We
hope
to in
corp
orat
e th
eir p
lans
into
our
Hub
gui
de a
nd u
se th
ese
enth
usia
stic
com
mun
ity m
embe
rs a
nd g
roup
s to
take
it fo
r a th
orou
gh te
st in
the
futu
re.
Thor
ndon
/Pip
itea
have
con
tinue
d to
bui
ld o
n w
hat t
hey
star
ted
thro
ugh
thei
r ini
tial C
RP. R
esid
ents
gat
here
d at
WRE
MO
fo
r a se
ssio
n on
gen
erat
ing
new
idea
s on
how
to m
ake
thei
r com
mun
ity m
ore
resi
lient
, with
mul
tiple
pot
entia
l pro
ject
gr
oups
form
ed b
y th
e ni
ght’s
end
. Bot
h W
ellin
gton
Reg
iona
l Cou
ncill
ors a
nd W
ellin
gton
City
Cou
ncill
ors h
ave
expr
esse
d ho
w im
pres
sed
they
wer
e w
ith th
e le
vel o
f ene
rgy
the
com
mun
ity h
as s
how
n an
d th
e su
ppor
t WRE
MO
has
offe
red.
The
Th
ornd
on/P
ipite
aRe
side
nts
Asso
ciat
ion
has
take
n th
e in
itiat
ive
to m
aint
ain
the
orga
nisa
tion
and
follo
w-u
p on
pot
entia
l pr
ojec
ts, a
nd w
ill b
e co
ntin
uing
to d
evel
op id
eas
and
seek
furt
her s
uppo
rt fr
om o
ther
age
ncie
s th
at m
ay h
ave
a ro
le to
pl
ay.
Thor
ndon
Res
ilien
ce W
orks
hop
25
Com
mun
ity
prep
ared
ness
trai
ning
1of
1
com
plet
ed*
Porir
ua C
ity
* To
tals
show
n ab
ove
are
annu
al to
tals
per a
rea
as se
t in
the
WRE
MO
Ann
ual P
lan
Com
plet
ed p
revi
ous q
uart
ers
Com
plet
ed th
is qu
arte
r
Rem
aini
ng to
be
com
plet
ed
26
Face
-to-
face
sc
hool
vis
its
25 o
f 10
com
plet
ed*
0%20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Com
mun
ity R
espo
nse
Plan
sSy
mpo
sia
Busi
ness
-bas
ed
Soci
al a
genc
y-ba
sed
Scho
ol-b
ased
With
the
com
plet
ion
of 3
co
mm
unity
res
pons
e pl
ans.
Com
mun
ity R
espo
nse
Plan
ning
in P
oriru
a
27
Whi
tby
and
Plim
mer
ton
have
bot
h be
en
activ
ely
enga
ged
with
our
Com
mun
ity
Resp
onse
pro
cess
ove
r the
last
few
mon
ths.
Pl
imm
erto
nre
view
ed th
eir p
lan
-a m
eetin
g w
ith m
any
new
com
mun
ity m
embe
rs
atte
ndin
g. T
hey
are
keen
to p
ut th
eir p
lan
to
prac
tice,
and
are
org
anis
ing
an a
ctiv
atio
n ex
erci
se o
f the
ir Ci
vil D
efen
ceCe
ntre
.A
grou
p fr
om W
hitb
ym
et re
gula
rly to
de
velo
p th
eir c
omm
unity
pla
n, w
hich
was
th
en ta
ken
to th
e w
ider
com
mun
ity in
June
. Th
is w
as a
hug
e su
cces
s, w
ith a
larg
e nu
mbe
r of
the
com
mun
ity a
tten
ding
the
mee
ting.
We
have
had
two
eart
hwor
ks c
ompa
nies
offe
r th
eir e
quip
men
t and
peo
ple
in a
n em
erge
ncy.
Th
is is
a b
ig a
sset
to th
e Po
rirua
resp
onse
, an
d w
e ar
e lo
okin
g at
way
s to
ensu
re w
e ca
n w
ork
with
them
if n
eede
d.
The
Porir
uaEm
erge
ncy
Resp
onse
Tea
m h
as s
uppo
rted
man
y of
our
com
mun
ity
mee
tings
and
even
ts. T
his h
as b
een
a be
nefic
ial r
elat
ions
hip,
as t
hey
are
able
to
pra
ctic
e se
ttin
g up
thei
r equ
ipm
ent,
prom
ote
the
need
for p
repa
redn
ess
com
mun
ities
, as w
ell a
s eng
agin
g w
ith c
omm
unity
mem
ber w
ho a
re in
tere
sted
in
join
ing
thei
r tea
m. W
e ha
ve a
bet
ter u
nder
stan
ding
of h
ow th
ey w
ould
be
able
to su
ppor
t the
EO
C in
an
activ
atio
n, a
nd a
re a
ble
to c
all o
n th
em w
hen
need
ed.
Porir
uaCi
ty c
omm
enta
ry c
ontin
ued.
28
Com
mun
ity R
espo
nse
Plan
ning
O
ver t
he p
ast 1
2 m
onth
s a v
arie
ty o
f bus
ines
ses,
org
anisa
tions
, and
resid
ents
hav
e be
en
enga
ged
to g
athe
r inf
orm
atio
n an
d id
eas o
n ho
w th
e co
mm
unity
will
wor
k to
geth
er a
fter
an e
mer
genc
y. P
lans
hav
e be
en c
ompl
eted
for W
hitb
y, A
otea
/Asc
ot P
ark/
Wai
tang
irua,
an
d Ca
nnon
s Cre
ek/R
anui
. Pla
nnin
g ha
s com
men
ced
in P
uker
uaBa
y, a
nd
Elsd
on/T
akap
uwah
ia.
The
Tita
hiBa
y co
mm
unity
has
met
twic
e to
in th
e ye
ar 2
015/
2016
-on
ce to
revi
ew
the
plan
, and
onc
e to
disc
uss a
nd g
ive
feed
back
abo
ut th
e flo
odin
g ev
ent i
n M
ay 2
016.
Pl
imm
erto
nal
so m
et to
revi
ew th
eir p
lan,
and
hav
e sin
ce o
rgan
ised
activ
ities
aro
und
thei
r Civ
il De
fenc
e Ce
ntre
for J
uly/
Augu
st 2
016.
Onc
e al
l pla
ns a
re c
ompl
ete
and
in p
lace
, w
e ho
pe to
hol
d a
cele
brat
ion
for P
oriru
aCi
ty to
hav
e th
e w
ork
done
by
the
com
mun
ity
cele
brat
ed a
nd th
e pl
ans s
igne
d of
f.
Scho
ols:
Two
sym
posia
wer
e of
fere
d fo
r sch
ools
early
chi
ldho
od c
entr
es in
Por
irua.
Due
to d
eman
d,w
e co
mbi
ned
the
two
into
one
to e
ncou
rage
furt
her n
etw
orki
ng, a
nd w
ill o
ffer a
noth
er
late
r in
2016
targ
eted
at e
arly
chi
ldho
od c
entr
es.
Porir
uaCi
ty c
omm
enta
ry c
ontin
ued.
29
Busi
ness
Con
tinui
ty P
lann
ing
Wor
ksho
pA
wor
ksho
p fo
r sm
all t
o m
ediu
m si
zed
busin
esse
s w
as ru
n in
June
. Thi
s was
ver
y w
ell r
ecei
ved
by th
ose
who
att
ende
d, w
ho sa
id th
ey w
ere
leav
ing
with
the
know
ledg
e an
d m
otiv
atio
n to
go
and
get t
heir
busin
ess
cont
inui
ty p
lan
orga
nise
d, a
s wel
l as e
ncou
ragi
ng st
aff t
o ge
t the
ir ho
useh
olds
pre
pare
d.
Hou
seho
ld E
mer
genc
y W
ater
Tank
s:To
-dat
e 97
9Em
erge
ncy
Wat
er T
anks
hav
e be
en s
old
in P
oriru
a.
Floo
d Ev
ent M
ay 5
th 2
016
Tita
hiBa
y w
as h
it ha
rd in
the
flood
s in
May
. Whi
le th
is w
as a
trag
edy
for t
hose
who
se h
omes
or
busin
esse
s wer
e flo
oded
, we
wer
e de
light
ed to
hea
r of 3
faci
litie
s offe
ring
shel
ter t
o th
ose
affe
cted
. Tita
hiBa
y Sc
hool
(Kur
a St
reet
) ope
ned
thei
r sch
ool h
all t
o th
e co
mm
unity
, the
Tita
hiBa
ptist
Chu
rch
then
offe
red
thei
r fac
ilitie
s as a
war
mer
pla
ce to
be.
Kem
p Ho
me
also
offe
red
thei
r spa
ces i
f the
y w
ere
need
ed. A
ll th
ree
of th
e pl
aces
hav
e be
en in
volv
ed w
ith th
e Co
mm
unity
Re
spon
se P
lann
ing
proc
ess,
with
the
maj
ority
of s
taff
from
Kem
p Ho
me
havi
ng b
een
thro
ugh
our
trai
ning
pro
gram
me.
Ther
e w
ere
also
2 m
arae
stha
t wel
com
ed th
ose
affe
cted
. Whi
le w
e ha
ve o
nly
been
act
ivel
y in
volv
ed w
ith o
ne o
f the
se m
arae
sso
far,
they
cle
arly
und
erst
and
the
need
to h
elp
the
com
mun
ity. W
e w
ill c
ontin
ue to
wor
k w
ith th
em so
we
can
find
way
s to
supp
ort t
hem
in su
ch
situa
tions
.
Taka
puw
ahia
and
Elsd
onar
e w
orki
ng w
ith u
s to
try
and
enga
ge w
ith th
e co
mm
unity
, as t
his
area
that
has
bee
n hi
t by
flood
ing
two
year
s in
a ro
w. T
here
wer
e so
me
grea
t com
mun
ity
initi
ativ
es d
urin
g th
e 20
16 fl
ood,
and
we
hope
to d
raw
on
this
com
mun
ity sp
irit.
Sym
posi
a in
Por
irua
30
A sy
mpo
sium
was
run
for s
choo
ls e
arly
chi
ldho
od c
entr
es in
Por
irua
to e
ncou
rage
furt
her n
etw
orki
ng b
etw
een
grou
ps..
The
resp
onse
w
as v
ery
posi
tive
as sh
own
in th
e co
mm
ents
bel
ow:
‘Tha
nk y
ou fr
om "
Part
ners
Por
irua”
for o
rgan
isin
g th
is w
orks
hop,
cou
ld d
o w
ith a
noth
er o
ne to
follo
w u
p so
me
of th
ese
idea
s st
ated
in
your
em
ail a
nd a
lso
to sh
are
wha
t sch
ool e
vacu
atio
n pr
oced
ures
/pla
ns a
re in
pla
ce a
t sch
ools
, thi
s con
vers
atio
n co
uld
bene
fitne
ighb
ourin
g sc
hool
s in
term
s of s
harin
g fa
cilit
ies/
reso
urce
s, n
etw
orki
ng. W
hat I
wou
ld li
ke to
see
next
tim
e if
this
is to
hap
pen,
to si
ght
the
coun
cil a
nd re
gion
al e
vacu
atio
n pl
ans,
and
how
loca
l con
trib
utin
g sc
hool
s fe
ed in
to th
e pl
ans,
in te
rms o
f a c
omm
unity
/reg
iona
l em
erge
ncy.
Fa’
afet
aila
va’
‘It w
as re
ally
info
rmat
ive.
A lo
t of u
sefu
l act
ion
to fe
ed m
y sc
hool
w
ith’
‘Rea
lly e
njoy
ed a
nd v
alue
d al
l of i
t!’
The
day
afte
r the
wor
ksho
p w
e al
so h
ad P
ostg
ate
Scho
ol c
all f
orIt
’s Ea
sy b
ookl
ets
for e
very
staf
f, an
d a
post
er fo
r the
sch
ool.
Follo
win
g d
iscu
ssio
ns w
ith th
e sc
hool
s th
at a
tten
ded,
it w
as
note
d th
at it
wou
ld b
e be
nefic
ial t
o ru
n th
e sy
mpo
sium
for
Boar
ds o
f Tru
stee
s, a
nd h
ope
to d
o so
Ter
m O
ne 2
017.
Part
ners
Por
irua
31
We
have
con
tinue
d to
dev
elop
our
rela
tions
hip
with
Pa
rtne
rs P
oriru
a, s
uppo
rtin
g th
em w
ith th
eir T
eena
ge
Pare
nt p
rogr
amm
e, a
nd th
roug
h th
e sc
hool
's ra
dio
trai
ning
pro
gram
me.
We
are
invi
ted
alon
g to
eac
h of
th
eir T
eena
ge P
aren
ting
cour
ses
to sp
eak
abou
t pr
epar
edne
ss. W
e fe
el th
is is
val
uabl
e as
the
pare
nts
are
ofte
n ve
ry y
oung
, and
with
mix
ed le
vels
of s
uppo
rt
at h
ome.
Eac
h of
the
pare
nts
are
give
n re
sour
ces,
in
clud
ing
It’s
Easy
, to
take
aw
ay.
In S
epte
mbe
r 201
5, w
e tr
aine
d tw
o st
uden
ts fr
om e
ach
of th
e Ci
vil D
efen
ceCe
ntre
scho
ols
(with
the
exce
ptio
n of
two)
on
how
to se
tup
and
use
the
radi
os. E
very
wee
k th
ey c
omm
unic
ate
with
eac
h ot
her,
trai
ning
oth
er
stud
ents
, and
test
ing
the
radi
o ne
twor
k. T
his h
as g
iven
th
e co
mm
unity
's co
nfid
ence
that
they
wou
ld b
e ab
le to
co
mm
unic
ate
in a
n em
erge
ncy.
Busi
ness
-bas
ed
Soci
al a
genc
y-ba
sed
Scho
ol-b
ased
Com
mun
ity
prep
ared
ness
trai
ning
1of
1
com
plet
ed*
Kapi
ti Co
ast
* To
tals
show
n ab
ove
are
annu
al to
tals
per a
rea
as se
t in
the
WRE
MO
Ann
ual P
lan
Com
plet
ed p
revi
ous q
uart
ers
Com
plet
ed th
is qu
arte
r
Rem
aini
ng to
be
com
plet
ed
32
Face
-to-
face
sc
hool
vis
its
17 o
f 10
com
plet
ed*
0%20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Raum
ati B
each
Para
para
umu
Raum
ati S
outh
Ota
ki (r
evie
w)
Com
mun
ity R
espo
nse
Plan
sSy
mpo
sia
With
the
com
plet
ion
of 3
co
mm
unity
res
pons
e pl
ans.
Long
Wal
k H
ome
33
Build
ing
on th
e su
cces
s of
the
‘Lio
ns L
ong
Wal
k Ho
me’
eve
nt ru
n in
201
4, th
e Ka
piti
Lion
s Clu
b is
pla
nnin
g a
sim
ilar e
vent
for
early
Nov
embe
r. Th
is e
ntire
ly c
omm
unity
-dr
iven
eve
nt (d
evel
oped
from
a C
RP p
roje
ct
idea
) sig
nific
antly
hel
ped
to ra
ise
awar
enes
s of
wha
t it w
ould
be
like
for
com
mut
ers
to w
alk
hom
e fr
om W
ellin
gton
to
Kap
itiif
ther
e w
as a
dis
aste
r. Th
e lo
cal K
apiti
Emer
genc
y M
anag
emen
t Ad
viso
r has
bee
n ho
stin
g th
e Li
on’s
plan
ning
team
at t
he K
apiti
EOC
and
effo
rts
are
bein
g m
ade
to tr
y an
d ex
tend
the
even
t to
oth
er a
reas
in th
e Re
gion
to ra
ise
awar
enes
s am
ongs
t oth
er c
omm
uter
s su
ch
as th
ose
goin
g to
the
Hutt
or W
aira
rapa
.
Kapi
tiCo
ast c
omm
enta
ry c
ontin
ued.
34
Com
mun
ity R
espo
nse
Plan
s:Al
l com
mun
ities
in K
apiti
have
now
com
plet
ed C
RP’s
and
the
Para
para
umu,
Rau
mat
i& R
aum
atiS
outh
CRP
out
com
es w
ill b
e in
sert
ed in
to th
eir r
espe
ctiv
e CD
Cen
tre
Hub
Gui
des.
Al
l sta
keho
lder
s inv
olve
d in
this
year
’s CR
P pr
oces
s ha
ve re
ceiv
ed c
opie
s of
the
final
CRP
sum
mar
y do
cum
ents
. Dur
ing
the
year
eac
h CD
Cen
tre
in th
e di
stric
t was
visi
ted,
equ
ipm
ent r
epla
ced
and
upgr
aded
an
d lo
ckbo
xes
inst
alle
d.
An o
utco
me
from
the
rece
nt P
arap
arau
mu/
Raum
atiC
RP’s
invo
lved
the
Para
para
umu
Com
mun
ity B
oard
iden
tifyi
ng a
n op
port
unity
to
subm
it a
requ
est o
n be
half
of th
e co
mm
unity
for s
urpl
us e
xpre
ssw
ay w
ater
tank
s for
loca
l Civ
il De
fenc
e pu
rpos
es.
In e
arly
De
cem
ber t
he B
oard
sub
mitt
ed a
form
al w
ritte
n re
ques
t to
the
Expr
essw
ay A
llian
ce fo
r the
ir co
nsid
erat
ion.
Las
t mon
th th
e Bo
ard
rece
ived
a re
spon
se fr
om th
e Al
lianc
e an
d on
e 20
,000
litr
e w
ater
tank
will
be
dona
ted
to th
e co
mm
unity
. Thi
s tan
k w
ill b
e po
sitio
ned
at P
aeka
karik
iSch
ool,
the
only
CD
Cent
re in
the
dist
rict s
till w
ithou
t an
emer
genc
y w
ater
supp
ly.
Hous
ehol
d Em
erge
ncy
Wat
er T
anks
:W
ater
tank
sale
s con
tinue
to m
aint
ain
heal
thy
mom
entu
m in
Kap
iti, s
ales
figu
res t
o-da
te a
re 1
632
tank
s sol
d. T
he su
cces
s of t
he
Kapi
tira
tes f
lyer
to m
arke
t the
tank
is n
ow b
eing
cop
ied
by W
ellin
gton
, the
Hut
t and
Wai
rara
paCo
unci
ls an
d ha
s pro
mpt
ed a
sig
nific
ant i
ncre
ase
in d
eman
d in
thes
e ar
eas
Scho
ol, R
esid
entia
l Car
e &
Bus
ines
s Con
tinui
ty P
lann
ing
Wor
ksho
ps:
35
A se
ries o
f wor
ksho
ps ta
rget
ing
resi
dent
ial c
are
faci
litie
s, sc
hool
s an
d sm
all t
o m
ediu
m b
usin
ess
owne
rs in
the
Kapi
tiDi
stric
t w
ere
run
by th
e lo
cal E
mer
genc
y M
anag
emen
t Adv
isor
. Th
ose
that
wer
e in
volv
ed fo
und
the
wor
ksho
ps v
ery
rele
vant
and
us
eful
.
Com
mun
ity
prep
ared
ness
trai
ning
2 of
2
com
plet
ed*
Hutt
City *
Tota
ls sh
own
abov
e ar
e an
nual
tota
ls pe
r are
a as
set i
n th
e W
REM
O A
nnua
l Pla
n
Com
plet
ed p
revi
ous q
uart
ers
Com
plet
ed th
is qu
arte
r
Rem
aini
ng to
be
com
plet
ed
36
Face
-to-
face
sc
hool
vis
its
12 o
f 11
com
plet
ed*
Busi
ness
-bas
ed
Soci
al a
genc
y-ba
sed
Scho
ol-b
ased
0%20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Hutt
Cen
tral
Stok
es V
alle
yW
este
rn H
ills
Com
mun
ity R
espo
nse
Plan
sSy
mpo
sia
With
the
com
plet
ion
of 2
co
mm
unity
res
pons
e pl
ans.
Hutt
City
com
men
tary
con
tinue
d.
37
Com
mun
ity R
espo
nse
Plan
s
The
Hutt
Cen
tral
CRP
proc
ess
capt
ured
idea
s on
how
to re
spon
d, w
ith a
key
out
com
e th
at c
entr
al a
reas
with
pre
dom
inan
tly
busin
esse
s and
few
er re
siden
tial n
eigh
bour
hood
s hav
e a
diffe
rent
dyn
amic
than
oth
er C
RP a
reas
. Low
er H
utt E
MAs
will
be
part
nerin
g cl
osel
y w
ith st
akeh
olde
rs a
nd c
omm
unity
lead
ers i
n th
e ar
ea to
leve
rage
wha
t’s b
een
done
alre
ady
and
brin
g ne
w
voic
es to
the
tabl
e to
com
plet
e a
stro
ng a
nd in
clus
ive
CRP
for H
utt C
entr
al. A
spec
ts o
f thi
s pla
n m
ay re
quire
revi
sitin
g as
som
e co
ntin
uity
in th
e CR
P pr
oces
s w
as lo
st a
s a re
sult
of st
aff c
hang
es.
The
Wes
tern
Hill
s CRP
pro
cess
beg
an w
ith in
put f
rom
com
mun
ity b
oard
mem
bers
, tou
ring
the
pote
ntia
l res
ourc
es a
nd
vuln
erab
ilitie
s in
the
area
, and
iden
tifyi
ng a
genc
ies a
nd o
rgan
isatio
ns th
at a
re a
ctiv
e in
the
com
mun
ities
of W
este
rn H
ills.
Talk
s w
ith c
omm
unity
boa
rd m
embe
rs a
nd a
revi
ew o
f the
way
s tha
t res
iden
ts id
entif
y th
e so
ft b
ound
arie
s of t
heir
com
mun
ities
has
m
eant
that
a m
uch
mor
e in
-dep
th p
lann
ing
proc
ess
will
be
need
ed. I
nste
ad o
f one
larg
e pl
an, a
num
ber o
f sm
alle
r mor
e fo
cuse
d pl
ans w
ill b
e de
velo
ped.
Thi
s will
ens
ure
a m
ore
incl
usiv
e pl
anni
ng p
roce
ss th
at b
ette
r rep
rese
nts
the
com
mun
ities
of t
he W
este
rn
Hills
.
Hutt
City
Hea
lth O
rgan
isat
ions
:Te
Awak
aira
ngiH
ealth
Net
wor
k; th
e Hu
tt P
rimar
y He
alth
Org
anisa
tion
(PHO
) par
ticip
ated
in th
e Sh
akeo
ut d
rill w
ith th
eir o
wn
activ
ity. W
e m
eet q
uart
erly
with
the
PHO
to a
lign
the
wor
k w
e ar
e do
ing
with
Com
mun
ity R
espo
nse
Plan
s with
thei
r arr
ange
men
ts
with
prim
ary
heal
th c
are
faci
litie
s (G
Ps) i
n lo
cal a
reas
, hel
p be
tter
inte
grat
e Re
siden
tial C
are
faci
litie
s in
Hutt
City
(thr
ough
our
w
orks
hops
), an
d ph
arm
acie
s int
o th
e Lo
cal E
mer
genc
y Gr
oup
stru
ctur
e.
Com
mun
ity m
embe
rs ,
orga
nisa
tions
an
d bu
sine
ss in
Sto
kes V
alle
y m
et fo
r a
serie
s of w
orks
hops
to d
iscu
ss h
ow
they
cou
ld w
ork
toge
ther
in a
n em
erge
ncy.
The
pla
n ha
s re
pres
enta
tion
from
the
Stok
es V
alle
y Co
mm
unity
Hou
se, C
omm
unity
Pat
rol,
Calte
x, P
harm
acy,
Kor
aunu
iMar
ae,
Scho
ols,
and
New
Wor
ld a
long
with
W
REM
O v
olun
teer
s an
d th
e N
orth
ern
Com
mun
ity C
omm
ittee
and
cou
ncill
ors
. Aft
er th
e pl
anni
ng p
hase
, som
e m
embe
rs o
f the
gro
up p
ut to
geth
er a
st
all f
or th
e lo
cal C
hild
ren’
s Da
y in
the
park
to p
rom
ote
the
com
mun
ity
resp
onse
pla
n an
d th
e w
ork
that
had
be
en d
one
so fa
r. Th
e gr
oup
orga
nise
d a
gam
e of
‘Ris
klan
d’ w
here
loca
l kid
s go
t to
lear
n m
ore
abou
t our
regi
on’s
haza
rds
and
way
s to
be b
ette
r pr
epar
ed.
Stok
es V
alle
y Co
mm
unity
Res
pons
e Pl
an
38
Hutt
City
com
men
tary
con
tinue
d.
39
TePi
ringa
O T
eAw
akai
rang
i:Th
e co
llect
ive
of lo
cal H
utt V
alle
y M
arae
have
mad
e gr
eat s
trid
es th
is ye
ar to
impr
ovin
g th
eir r
esili
ence
. With
a g
reat
par
tner
ship
w
ith th
e gr
oup
deve
lope
d, a
nd m
any
lear
ning
s sha
red
with
one
ano
ther
.
Com
mun
ity-B
ased
Org
anis
atio
ns:
A ra
nge
of c
omm
unity
-bas
ed o
rgan
isatio
ns a
nd su
ppor
t ser
vice
s su
ch a
s PAC
T (d
isabi
lity
supp
ort s
ervi
ce),
Low
er H
utt W
omen
’s Ce
ntre
, Hut
t Val
ley
Empl
oyer
s Fo
rum
, HV
Serv
ice
Coor
dina
tion
Cent
re (D
HB),
Hutt
Sou
th T
imeb
ank,
IHC,
Hut
t Saf
e Ci
ty, C
CS
disa
bilit
y, E
nglis
h La
ngua
ge P
artn
ers,
MAS
H Tr
ust i
n Lo
wer
Hut
t hav
e be
en e
ngag
ed to
find
out
abo
ut th
e w
ork
they
do
in th
e co
mm
unity
and
to h
elp
with
thei
r em
erge
ncy
and
busin
ess c
ontin
uity
pla
nnin
g.
Hous
ehol
d Em
erge
ncy
Wat
er T
anks
:W
ater
tank
sale
s in
Low
er H
utt a
re sh
owin
g re
new
ed in
tere
st fo
llow
ing
the
rece
nt d
istrib
utio
n of
a ra
tes f
lyer
. Lo
wer
Hut
t sal
es to
-da
te a
re 9
54.
Resi
dent
ial C
are
and
Retir
emen
t Vill
age
reso
urce
s an
d w
orks
hop:
Build
ing
a cl
ose
rela
tions
hip
with
retir
emen
t vill
ages
in L
ower
Hut
t led
to th
e de
velo
pmen
t of a
tem
plat
e ch
eckl
ist th
at c
an b
e us
ed
by a
ll re
tirem
ent v
illag
es in
the
regi
on to
hel
p th
em d
evel
op th
eir e
mer
genc
y re
spon
se p
roce
dure
s an
d bu
sines
s con
tinui
ty p
lans
.Al
thou
gh th
e w
orks
hop
offe
red
to c
are
faci
litie
s in
Low
er H
utt w
as c
ance
lled
due
to la
ck o
f int
eres
t on
the
day,
par
t of t
he
wor
ksho
p de
velo
pmen
t inc
lude
d of
ferin
g an
nota
ted
pres
enta
tions
and
reso
urce
s th
at re
siden
tial c
are
man
ager
s can
del
iver
to
thei
r sta
ff.
TeM
angu
ngu
Mar
aein
Nae
nae
held
an
Emer
genc
y As
sist
ance
Cen
tre
(EAC
) act
ivat
ion
exer
cise
in M
arch
201
6. T
he sc
enar
io w
as a
n ea
rthq
uake
cen
tred
in W
ellin
gton
City
, with
m
inim
al d
amag
e to
Hut
t City
. The
Mar
aew
as
activ
ated
in p
repa
ratio
n fo
r eva
cuee
s ar
rivin
g in
th
e ar
ea th
at re
quire
d su
ppor
t. Pa
rtic
ipan
ts fr
om
the
Mas
sey
Uni
vers
ity S
umm
er In
stitu
te
prog
ram
me
play
ed th
e ro
le o
f eva
cuee
s, w
ith H
utt
City
Cou
ncil
and
WRE
MO
staf
f sup
port
ing
the
runn
ing
of th
e Em
erge
ncy
Assi
stan
ce C
entr
e. T
he
debr
ief h
ighl
ight
ed th
at m
arae
coul
d be
bet
ter
suite
d to
a c
omm
unity
-led
cent
re a
rran
gem
ent,
give
n th
eir c
omm
unity
focu
s of
taha
hine
ngar
oan
d ta
haw
airu
a-a
pla
ce o
f res
t, re
fuel
, com
fort
an
d su
ppor
t, as
pect
s to
whi
ch e
mbo
dy th
e M
arae
etho
s. T
his h
owev
er, w
ould
not
lim
it th
e M
arae
in
bein
g of
ficia
lly a
ctiv
ated
to su
ppor
t the
co
mm
unity
if n
eede
d.
TeM
angu
ngu
Emer
genc
y As
sist
ance
Cen
tre
exer
cise
40
Thre
e w
orks
hops
wer
e de
liver
ed fo
r Low
er H
utt s
choo
ls
with
a to
tal o
f 34
scho
ols
and
early
chi
ldho
od c
entr
es in
Lo
wer
Hut
t att
endi
ng. M
any
scho
ols
shar
ed id
eas
arou
nd p
lann
ing,
reun
ifica
tion
drill
s and
thei
r pas
t ex
perie
nces
suc
h as
in th
e M
ay 2
015
flood
eve
nt a
nd
intr
uder
inci
dent
s.
"I th
ough
t the
scho
ol’s
emer
genc
y pl
anni
ng h
alf d
ay
was
real
ly u
sefu
l. It
was
goo
d to
hea
r abo
ut th
e sc
hool
in
Wai
nuiw
ho h
ad d
one
the
reun
ifica
tion
prac
tice
as w
e kn
ow w
e ne
ed to
do
that
too
but k
eep
putt
ing
it of
f. I
cam
e ba
ck to
scho
ol w
ith id
eas
and
plan
s of
wha
t we
need
to d
o. I
'd n
ever
con
side
red
havi
ng T
suna
mi t
hrea
t on
Ris
k An
alys
is M
anag
emen
t Sys
tem
(RAM
S) fo
rms
but
of c
ours
e ou
r stu
dent
s do
hav
e tr
ips i
nto
the
city
so w
e ne
ed to
! Tha
nks
for o
rgan
isin
g an
d ru
nnin
g th
is c
ours
e;
very
pra
ctic
al a
nd u
sefu
l!" (H
utt C
ity sc
hool
s w
orks
hop
part
icip
ant)
.
Scho
ol S
ympo
sium
41
Com
mun
ity
prep
ared
ness
trai
ning
1 of
1
com
plet
ed*
Upp
er H
utt
Com
plet
ed p
revi
ous q
uart
ers
Com
plet
ed th
is qu
arte
r
Rem
aini
ng to
be
com
plet
ed
42
Face
-to-
face
sc
hool
vis
its
10 o
f 5
com
plet
ed*
Busi
ness
-bas
ed
Soci
al a
genc
y-ba
sed
Scho
ol-b
ased
0%20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Tota
ra P
ark
Birc
hvill
e
Com
mun
ity R
espo
nse
Plan
sSy
mpo
sia
With
the
com
plet
ion
of 2
co
mm
unity
res
pons
e pl
ans.
* To
tals
show
n ab
ove
are
annu
al to
tals
per a
rea
as se
t in
the
WRE
MO
Ann
ual P
lan
Tota
ra P
ark
Com
mun
ity R
espo
nse
Plan
43
Toge
ther
with
the
Upp
er H
utt C
ity C
ounc
il co
mm
unity
ser
vice
s te
am,
Tota
ra P
ark
Scho
ol, U
pper
Hut
t Nei
ghbo
urho
od S
uppo
rt a
nd W
REM
O
volu
ntee
rs w
ho li
ve in
Tot
ara
Park
, we
orga
nise
d a
com
mun
ity B
BQ
and
wor
ksho
p af
tern
oon
for t
he T
otar
a Pa
rk c
omm
unity
to
brai
nsto
rm id
eas
on h
ow th
ey c
ould
hel
p ea
ch o
ther
out
in a
n em
erge
ncy.
The
wor
ksho
p w
as a
succ
ess
with
ove
r 60
resi
dent
s in
att
enda
nce,
mak
ing
up 6
% o
f the
Tot
ara
Park
’s po
pula
tion!
It w
as a
gre
at a
fter
noon
fille
d w
ith a
wes
ome
conv
ersa
tions
and
idea
s, n
ot to
men
tion
som
e go
od fo
od a
nd a
gre
at b
unch
of p
eopl
e!Th
e id
eas,
reso
urce
s an
d sk
ills g
ener
ated
will
form
the
basi
s of a
gui
de fo
r the
Tot
ara
Park
com
mun
ity to
supp
ort e
ach
othe
r a
disa
ster
.“I
thou
ght i
t was
a fa
ntas
tic a
fter
noon
.” (U
pper
Hut
t Nei
ghbo
urho
od S
uppo
rt).
“Tha
nks
so m
uch
for y
este
rday
. Was
a g
reat
turn
out
!” (J
o, M
ASH
Trus
t)
Upp
er H
utt c
omm
enta
ry.
44
Birc
hvill
eCo
mm
unity
Res
pons
e Pl
anBi
rchv
ille
resid
ents
cam
e ou
t in
forc
e, w
ith a
roun
d 50
+ in
att
enda
nce,
mak
ing
up a
sign
ifica
nt 1
0% o
f the
pop
ulat
ion!
Res
iden
ts
disc
usse
d gr
eat i
deas
on
how
they
cou
ld b
e pr
epar
ed if
they
wer
e iso
late
d af
ter a
n em
erge
ncy,
and
how
they
cou
ld h
elp
each
oth
erw
ith
the
skill
s and
reso
urce
s th
ey c
ould
offe
r. Th
ese
idea
s will
also
form
the
basis
of a
gui
de fo
r the
Birc
hvill
eco
mm
unity
to su
ppor
t eac
h ot
her i
n a
disa
ster
.
Resi
dent
ial C
are
and
Retir
emen
t Vill
age
Wor
ksho
pA
grou
p of
Res
iden
tial C
are
faci
litie
s in
Upp
er H
utt c
ame
toge
ther
for a
n em
erge
ncy
plan
ning
wor
ksho
p. T
he g
roup
shar
ed th
eir
chal
leng
es a
nd so
lutio
ns fo
r man
agin
g th
eir f
acili
ties d
urin
g an
d af
ter a
n em
erge
ncy.
Par
ticip
ants
feed
back
was
pos
itive
and
they
took
so
me
lear
ning
s aw
ay to
app
ly a
t the
ir fa
cilit
ies s
uch
as “
look
ing
into
the
proc
esse
s at
wor
k du
ring
a cr
isis a
nd e
nsur
ing
that
staf
f and
re
siden
ts a
re a
ll aw
are
”and
“diff
eren
t way
s for
han
dlin
g sa
nita
tion.
” The
gro
up a
lso a
nd e
njoy
ed “
shar
ing
stor
ies f
rom
wha
t wen
t wel
l in
Chris
tchu
rch.
”
Com
mun
ity-B
ased
Org
anis
atio
nsO
ver t
he y
ear w
ith a
rang
e of
com
mun
ity-b
ased
org
anisa
tions
and
supp
ort s
ervi
ces
such
as s
ocia
l age
ncie
s (m
enta
l and
phy
sical
hea
lth),
Nei
ghbo
urho
od S
uppo
rt, C
hurc
hes,
Men
zShe
d, A
VERT
and
Upp
er H
utt C
omm
unity
Res
cue
have
bee
n en
gage
d to
und
erst
and
the
role
th
ey h
ave
and
how
we
mig
ht p
rovi
de s
uppo
rt in
an
emer
genc
y.
Emer
genc
y W
ater
Tan
ksW
ater
tank
sale
s in
Upp
er H
utt a
re s
how
ing
rene
wed
inte
rest
follo
win
g th
e re
cent
dist
ribut
ion
of a
rate
s fly
er.
Upp
er H
utt s
ales
to-d
ate
are
1,68
1 th
e se
cond
hig
hest
in th
e re
gion
!
Com
mun
ity P
repa
redn
ess
Trai
ning
One
trai
ning
pro
gram
me
was
run
in U
pper
Hut
t at O
rong
omai
Mar
aeth
is ye
ar, w
ith a
roun
d 30
par
ticip
ants
from
the
Mar
ae, T
e��
����
�Re
o te
ache
rs a
cros
s th
e re
gion
and
the
wid
er c
omm
unity
.
Scho
ols S
ympo
sium
45
14 s
choo
ls a
nd e
arly
chi
ldho
od c
entr
es in
Upp
er
Hutt
att
ende
d th
e pl
anni
ng w
orks
hop.
The
scho
ols
disc
usse
d th
e co
mm
on c
halle
nges
for t
heir
emer
genc
y pl
anni
ng, a
nd s
hare
d so
lutio
ns fo
r dr
ills,
scho
ol tr
ips a
nd st
aff e
xpec
tatio
ns a
nd
prep
ared
ness
edu
catio
n.
"A g
reat
ses
sion
on
Frid
ay -
than
k yo
u so
muc
h! I
met
with
my
fam
ily la
st n
ight
and
we
cam
e up
with
ou
r fam
ily p
lan
(kno
win
g th
at th
eir D
ad w
orks
in
Tow
n an
d I w
ill n
eed
to st
ay a
t sch
ool)
so w
as v
ery
bene
ficia
l. N
ow I
will
take
my
staf
f thr
ough
it!"
-(U
pper
Hut
t Prim
ary
Scho
ol)
Sum
mer
set S
hake
s O
ut
46
With
the
help
of o
ne o
f our
won
derf
ul v
olun
teer
s, S
umm
erse
t Ret
irem
ent V
illag
e go
t beh
ind
Shak
eOut
2016
! The
resi
dent
s co
mm
ittee
org
anis
ed fo
r us t
o sp
eak
to th
e gr
oup
and
put o
n an
exh
ibiti
on to
show
case
the
wor
k th
ey h
ad b
een
doin
g to
hel
p ge
t peo
ple
in th
e vi
llage
bet
ter p
repa
red
for a
n em
erge
ncy.
Com
mun
ity
prep
ared
ness
trai
ning
1of
1
com
plet
ed*
Wai
rara
pa
* To
tals
show
n ab
ove
are
annu
al to
tals
per a
rea
as se
t in
the
WRE
MO
Ann
ual P
lan
Com
plet
ed p
revi
ous q
uart
ers
Com
plet
ed th
is qu
arte
r
Rem
aini
ng to
be
com
plet
ed
47
Face
-to-
face
sc
hool
vis
its
12 o
f 5
com
plet
ed*
Busi
ness
-bas
ed
Soci
al a
genc
y-ba
sed
Scho
ol-b
ased
0%20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Feat
hers
ton
Gre
ytow
nM
artin
boro
ugh
Com
mun
ity R
espo
nse
Plan
sSy
mpo
sia
With
the
com
plet
ion
of 1
co
mm
unity
res
pons
e pl
ans.
WRE
MO
is e
xcite
d to
be
invo
lved
with
a n
umbe
r of c
omm
unity
-driv
en re
silie
nce
build
ing
grou
ps in
the
Wai
rara
pa.
WRE
MO
staf
f wer
e in
vite
d to
a re
silie
nce
build
ing
brai
nsto
rmin
g se
ssio
n ho
sted
by
‘Res
ilien
t Car
tert
on’ i
n M
ay a
long
with
man
y ot
her m
embe
rs o
f the
loca
l com
mun
ity, a
nd a
re n
ow a
ctiv
ely
enga
ged
with
a p
roje
ct g
roup
wan
ting
to d
evel
op a
Com
mun
ity
Resp
onse
Pla
n fo
r the
com
mun
ity.
Initi
al d
iscu
ssio
ns h
ave
alre
ady
been
had
with
the
proj
ect t
eam
and
pla
ns a
re in
pla
ce to
iden
tify
mee
ting
date
s, a
ven
ue a
nd a
mar
ketin
g ap
proa
ch to
rais
e aw
aren
ess
with
in th
e co
mm
unity
to g
et in
volv
ed.
Resi
lienc
e bu
ildin
g in
the
Wai
rara
pa
48
Wai
rara
paBC
P w
orks
hop
49
A sm
all b
ut d
edic
ated
sta
keho
lder
gro
up p
ushe
d ah
ead
to
deve
lop
the
Com
mun
ity R
espo
nse
Plan
for t
he
Mar
tinbo
roug
hCo
mm
unity
and
cel
ebra
ted
on S
atur
day
25th
June
with
a fi
nal m
eetin
g an
d BB
Q to
exp
lore
com
mun
ity
proj
ects
that
cou
ld b
uild
com
mun
ity re
silie
nce.
An e
arly
out
com
e of
the
Mar
tinbo
roug
hCR
P is
a p
lan
to ru
n a
Busi
ness
Con
tinui
ty W
orks
hop
for M
artin
boro
ugh
Busi
ness
es la
ter i
n th
e ye
ar
OOpe
ratio
nal R
eadi
ness
The
key
focu
s for
the
Ope
ratio
nal R
eadi
ness
team
was
in th
e th
ree
area
s, p
eopl
e, in
fras
truc
ture
and
doc
umen
tatio
n.
Peop
le
Emer
genc
y Co
ordi
natio
n Ce
ntre
and
Em
erge
ncy
Ope
ratio
n Ce
ntre
trai
ning
rem
aine
d a
key
focu
s thr
ough
out 2
015/
2016
. The
201
5 tr
aini
ng p
rogr
amm
e w
as co
mpl
eted
in N
ovem
ber 2
015
with
an
exer
cise
des
igne
d to
test
our
effe
ctiv
enes
s at a
ctiv
atin
g ou
r cen
tres
and
get
ting
set u
p, re
ady
to re
spon
d. T
he
prac
tical
com
pone
nt o
f eve
ry tr
aini
ng m
odul
e en
sure
d th
at th
e ex
erci
se w
as c
ompl
eted
succ
essf
ully
and
has
hel
ped
to im
prov
e aw
aren
ess o
f the
re
spon
se e
nviro
nmen
t. Th
e 20
16 tr
aini
ng p
rogr
amm
e be
gan
in M
arch
201
6 an
d ha
s rai
sed
the
bar i
n te
rms o
f com
plex
ity a
nd d
esire
d ou
tcom
e. T
he
prog
ram
me
is de
signe
d ar
ound
a n
umbe
r of k
ey th
emes
; inc
reas
ing
our a
war
enes
s and
resp
onse
cap
abili
ty to
a ts
unam
i in
prep
arat
ion
for E
xerc
ise
Tang
aroa
in A
ugus
t 201
6, w
hilst
imbe
ddin
g an
initi
al re
spon
se p
roce
ss d
esig
ned
to p
rovi
de q
uick
and
focu
sed
resp
onse
act
iviti
es. T
he k
eypr
inci
ples
of
mod
ular
, fle
xibi
lity,
end
-use
r foc
us a
nd p
ract
ical
‘han
ds-o
n’ re
mai
n at
the
core
of t
he p
rogr
amm
e.
Chan
ges t
o th
e N
atio
nal P
lan
late
in 2
015
saw
som
e sig
nific
ant c
hang
es to
CDE
M w
elfa
re a
rran
gem
ents
. The
Gro
up W
elfa
re M
anag
er h
as b
een
wor
king
w
ith L
ocal
Wel
fare
Man
ager
s and
oth
er a
genc
ies t
o en
sure
the
Wel
lingt
on C
DEM
Gro
up is
pos
ition
ed to
man
age
chan
ges i
n re
spon
sibi
lity.
Muc
h of
this
wor
k ha
s bee
n in
a re
latio
nshi
p co
ntex
t ens
urin
g th
e re
gion
has
a sh
ared
visi
on o
f wel
fare
.
Infr
astr
uctu
re
Follo
win
g th
e co
nsid
erab
le in
vest
men
t in
tech
nolo
gy to
supp
ort o
ut re
spon
se c
entr
es, t
his y
ear w
as fo
cuse
d on
revi
ewin
g in
form
atio
n m
anag
emen
t ca
pabi
lity.
With
out a
con
siste
nt p
acka
ge to
man
age
info
rmat
ion
in a
resp
onse
, a sm
all t
eam
revi
ewed
exi
stin
g pr
oduc
ts fo
r sui
tabi
lity
taki
ng in
to a
ccou
nt
acce
ssib
ility
, cos
t, re
dund
ancy
and
usa
bilit
y. T
he M
CDEM
Em
erge
ncy
Man
agem
ent I
nfor
mat
ion
Syst
em (E
MIS
) was
the
pref
erre
d pr
oduc
t and
an
impl
emen
tatio
n pl
an fo
r 201
6/20
17 h
as b
een
deve
lope
d. W
REM
O st
aff h
ave
alre
ady
begu
n in
itial
trai
ning
in th
e sy
stem
.
Doc
umen
tatio
n
The
aim
for 2
015/
2016
was
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f a ro
lling
pro
gram
me
for o
pera
tiona
l pla
ns. E
arly
wor
k id
entif
ied
388
resp
onse
doc
umen
ts, f
rom
ch
eckl
ists,
form
s, p
lans
to st
anda
rd o
pera
ting
proc
edur
es. T
o be
effe
ctiv
e, a
ll re
spon
se d
ocum
ents
nee
d to
be
mai
ntai
ned
and
imbe
dded
into
trai
ning
. An
initi
al re
view
redu
ced
the
num
ber o
f doc
umen
ts c
onsid
erab
ly, h
owev
er th
e fo
cus f
or 2
016/
2017
is o
n re
view
ing
all c
heck
lists
and
form
s so
thes
e ar
e fit
fo
r pur
pose
and
can
be
inco
rpor
ated
into
201
7 tr
aini
ng. I
n ad
ditio
n, re
conn
aiss
ance
arr
ange
men
ts w
ill b
e re
view
ed a
nd /
or d
evel
oped
.
50
Ope
ratio
nal R
eadi
ness
51
Logi
stic
s Pla
n (r
evie
w)
Gro
up W
elfa
re P
lan
(rev
iew
)
Annu
al D
evel
opm
ent P
rogr
amm
eTh
e fo
cus t
his y
ear w
as to
gro
w W
REM
O st
aff
know
ledg
e th
roug
h th
e de
liver
y of
the
ECC
and
EOC
trai
ning
. The
gui
ding
prin
cipl
e of
trai
ning
is th
at a
ll tr
aini
ng is
del
iver
ed b
y W
REM
O st
aff a
ssig
ned
to a
n ar
ea. T
his n
ot o
nly
help
s with
eng
agem
ent,
but a
lso
help
s the
tran
sfer
of k
now
ledg
e be
twee
n co
unci
l st
aff a
nd W
REM
O s
taff,
bot
h fr
om a
cou
ncil
busin
ess
pers
pect
ive
and
a re
spon
se c
onte
xt. T
he ro
ll ou
t of
each
trai
ning
sess
ion
was
pro
ceed
ed b
y a
trai
n th
e tr
aine
r wor
ksho
p w
here
con
tent
was
sho
wn,
di
scus
sed
and
tailo
red
whe
re n
eces
sary
.
In a
dditi
on, W
REM
O h
as id
entif
ied
wha
t kno
wle
dge
is re
quire
d to
per
form
the
Resp
onse
Man
ager
and
Du
ty O
ffice
r rol
es. T
here
is a
n ob
viou
s co
rrel
atio
n of
th
is da
ta is
to th
e ro
le o
f an
advi
sor i
n th
e op
erat
iona
l rea
dine
ss te
am, a
nd a
s suc
h a3
-mon
th
orie
ntat
ion
prog
ram
me
was
dev
elop
ed a
nd
impl
emen
ted
with
succ
ess
for t
he n
ew a
dviso
r in
Kapi
tiCo
ast.
4of
4
activ
atio
n pr
oced
ure
test
s
Dut
y O
ffic
er A
ctiv
atio
n
95%
co
mpl
ete
95%
co
mpl
ete
0%20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Annual developmentprogramme for WREMO staffis developed andimplemented
A Controller Policy isdeveloped
EOC asset registers aredeveloped
Initial Response Framework isdeveloped and standardisedacross the region
Develop a schedule for theenhancement/maintenance ofoperational plans
Develop or review two plansas part of the Groupenhancement/maintenanceprogramme
Ope
ratio
nal R
eadi
ness
Con
tinue
d.
52
Cont
rolle
r Pol
icy
A nu
mbe
r of C
ontr
olle
rs in
dica
ted
that
a ‘p
olic
y’ w
ould
add
litt
le v
alue
to th
e ne
eds o
f the
regi
on’s
Cont
rolle
rs. A
s suc
h a
Cont
rolle
rs’
Gui
delin
e ha
s bee
n de
velo
ped,
inco
rpor
ated
into
the
Cont
rolle
rs 1
04 tr
aini
ng m
odul
e an
d is
in p
roce
ss o
f bei
ng ro
lled
out.
The
shor
t do
cum
ent p
rovi
des
a cl
ear r
efer
ence
to n
ew d
ocum
enta
tion,
dev
elop
ed th
is ye
ar, a
nd g
ets t
he C
ontr
olle
r fro
m in
itial
info
rmat
ion
thro
ugh
Actio
n Pl
an to
shift
cha
nge.
Activ
atio
n pr
oced
ures
.Th
e Co
unci
l EO
C ac
tivat
ion
proc
edur
e w
as te
sted
at l
east
eve
ry 6
mon
ths i
n al
l EO
Cs a
nd th
e EC
C. Te
stin
g id
entif
ied
som
e st
ream
linin
g an
d in
one
inst
ance
the
over
haul
of t
he p
roce
ss w
hich
was
subs
eque
ntly
test
ed.T
he d
uty
offic
er a
ctiv
atio
n pr
oced
ures
wer
e te
sted
in
Sept
embe
r, De
cem
ber,
Mar
ch a
nd Ju
ne.
Equi
pmen
t Aud
itsEO
C eq
uipm
ent a
udit
is w
as c
ompl
eted
eve
ry 6
mon
ths (
for e
ach
EOC)
, su
bjec
t to
som
e EO
C flo
odin
g an
d re
nova
tions
, the
aud
its w
ere
com
plet
ed. O
pera
tions
equ
ipm
ent c
heck
s wer
e co
mpl
eted
mon
thly,
with
the
exce
ptio
n of
Por
irua
durin
g N
ovem
ber d
ue to
the
EOC
bein
g flo
oded
and
and
in L
ower
Hut
t dur
ing
April
due
to re
nova
tions
and
upg
rade
s to
serv
ices
. All
othe
r che
cks
wer
e co
mpl
eted
and
w
here
nec
essa
ry re
pairs
car
ried
out o
r for
war
ded
to th
e ap
prop
riate
dep
artm
ent f
or a
ctio
n.
Asse
t reg
ister
s wer
e de
velo
ped
early
in th
e fin
anci
al y
ear a
nd a
re c
onsis
tent
ly u
sed
for t
he E
OC
audi
t pro
cess
. Bus
ines
s & D
evel
opm
ent
have
ado
pted
the
regi
ster
to in
clud
e al
l WRE
MO
ass
ets.
Ope
ratio
nal R
eadi
ness
Con
tinue
d.
53
Initi
al R
espo
nse
Fram
ewor
k Th
is w
as c
ompl
eted
ear
ly in
the
finan
cial
yea
r and
has
bee
n im
plem
ente
d co
nsist
ently
thro
ugho
ut 2
016
trai
ning
. Sup
port
ing
docu
men
tatio
n an
d pr
oces
s m
ap h
as a
lso b
een
deve
lope
d.
Sche
dule
for t
he e
nhan
cem
ent/
mai
nten
ance
of o
pera
tiona
l pla
ns.
This
has b
een
one
area
that
has
larg
ely
rem
aine
d in
activ
e sin
ce th
e fo
rmat
ion
of W
REM
O. A
naly
sis o
f doc
umen
tatio
n br
ough
t fro
mea
ch c
ounc
il an
d th
e lim
ited
activ
ity o
n pr
ovid
ing
a co
nsist
ent
docu
men
tatio
n su
ite h
ighl
ight
s the
nee
d fo
r a st
aged
app
roac
h to
dev
elop
ing
all o
pera
tiona
l doc
umen
tatio
n.
The
grap
h sh
ows
the
findi
ngs o
f the
ana
lysis
:
The
focu
s for
201
6/20
17 is
to re
view
and
con
solid
ate
form
s, c
heck
list
and
func
tiona
l sta
ndar
d op
erat
ing
proc
edur
es (S
OPs
). Th
is w
ill h
elp
supp
ort t
he 2
017
trai
ning
pro
gram
me.
In a
dditi
on, r
econ
naiss
ance
w
ill b
e th
e fo
cus f
or p
lan
deve
lopm
ent.
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Chec
klist
Cont
act L
istFo
rms
Guid
elin
esPl
ans
Job
Desc
riptio
nsSO
Ps
Number
Type
WRE
MO
Ope
ratio
nal D
ocum
enta
tion
Appr
oved
In R
evie
wO
ut o
f dat
eSu
pers
eded
Deve
lop
Und
er R
evie
wRe
view
edN
eeds
Rev
iew
Supe
rsed
edDe
velo
p
Ope
ratio
nal R
eadi
ness
Con
tinue
d.
54
Gro
up e
nhan
cem
ent/
rolli
ng m
aint
enan
ce p
rogr
amm
eTh
e G
roup
Wel
fare
Pla
n an
d Lo
gist
ics P
lan
wer
e re
view
ed a
nd d
evel
oped
resp
ectiv
ely.
The
Gro
up W
elfa
re P
lan
is a
colla
bora
tive
docu
men
t led
by
the
Gro
up W
elfa
re M
anag
er a
nd u
sing
the
regi
onal
wel
fare
com
mitt
ee fo
r inp
ut,
com
men
t and
app
rova
l.
The
Logi
stic
s pla
n ha
s inv
olve
d co
llabo
ratio
n fr
om M
CDEM
, Cen
treP
ort,
Kiw
irail,
Mai
nfrie
ghta
nd To
ll. T
he fr
amew
ork
is fo
r ope
ratio
nalis
ing
the
Wel
lingt
on C
DEM
Gro
up lo
gist
ics r
espo
nsib
ilitie
s of t
he W
ellin
gton
Ear
thqu
ake
Nat
iona
l Ini
tial
Resp
onse
Pla
n,
Ope
ratio
nal R
eadi
ness
Ope
ratio
nal R
eadi
ness
con
tent
of t
he 2
016
-20
18 C
DEM
Gro
up B
usin
ess P
lan
is pr
ovid
ed b
y th
e O
pera
tiona
l Rea
dine
ss te
am.
Faci
litat
e th
e id
entif
icat
ion,
app
oint
men
t and
trai
ning
of
loca
l wel
fare
man
ager
s and
alte
rnat
es.
Appr
opria
te a
genc
ies a
re in
vite
d to
EO
C tr
aini
ng, e
xerc
ises o
r af
ter a
ctio
n re
view
s.
Prom
ote
activ
e co
llabo
ratio
n th
roug
h Em
erge
ncy
Serv
ices
Co
ordi
natio
n Co
mm
ittee
and
the
Regi
onal
Inte
r-ag
ency
Pl
anni
ng C
omm
ittee
.
Faci
litat
e th
e Af
ter A
ctio
n Re
view
pro
cess
follo
win
g an
EO
C ac
tivat
ion.
Ope
ratio
nal e
quip
men
t che
cks a
re c
ompl
eted
mon
thly.
55
Stak
ehol
der e
ngag
emen
t and
che
cks
Stak
ehol
der E
ngag
emen
t/Af
ter A
ctio
n Re
view
A
num
ber o
f key
resp
onse
age
ncie
s hav
e be
en in
vite
d to
Em
erge
ncy
Coor
dina
tion
Cent
re a
nd E
mer
genc
y O
pera
tion
Cent
re tr
aini
ng a
t a lo
cal l
evel
. The
onl
y re
quire
d af
ter
actio
n re
view
was
as a
resu
lt of
the
Porir
uast
orm
wat
erflo
od e
vent
and
Pol
ice
and
Wel
lingt
on W
ater
wer
e in
vite
d to
the
debr
ief.
WRE
MO
has
con
tinue
d to
adv
ocat
e fo
r the
impo
rtan
ce o
f th
e lo
cal E
mer
genc
y Se
rvic
e Co
ordi
natin
g Co
mm
ittee
and
th
e Re
gion
al In
tera
genc
y Li
aiso
n Co
mm
ittee
(RIL
C), o
ften
host
ing
the
mee
tings
, pro
vidi
ng a
dmin
istra
tive
supp
ort o
r co
ntrib
utin
g w
ith a
tabl
e to
p ex
erci
se. E
xerc
ise T
anga
roa
has b
een
used
con
siste
ntly
as a
disc
ussio
n th
eme
for t
he
RILC
dur
ing
2016
.
Ope
ratio
nal R
eadi
ness
Life
lines
Life
line
mod
ule
deve
lope
d an
d de
liver
ed a
s pa
rt o
f the
EO
C tr
aini
ng p
rogr
amm
e.
Prim
ary
LUC
is co
ntra
cted
unt
il 20
17.
Addi
tiona
l sta
ff ar
e id
entif
ied
to fu
lfil
the
LUC
role
.
56
Life
line
Resp
onse
and
Rec
over
y pr
otoc
ols
test
ed a
t lea
st o
nce.
Emer
genc
y M
anag
emen
t Inf
orm
atio
n Sy
stem
(EM
IS)
EMIS
EMIS
was
ass
esse
d by
visi
ting
3 of
the
top
5 EM
IS u
sers
in N
Z, fo
llow
ed b
y en
gage
men
t with
the
EMIS
trai
ning
pro
vide
r for
the
low
er N
orth
Isla
nd. W
ebEO
Cw
as a
lso a
sses
sed
as a
n op
tion
but d
ue to
lack
of i
nter
est o
n th
eir p
art i
t was
de
term
ined
that
EM
IS o
ffere
d m
ore
valu
e to
ope
ratio
nal r
espo
nse
capa
bilit
y.
An im
plem
enta
tion
plan
has
bee
n de
velo
ped
to p
rovi
de th
e ta
sk sp
ecifi
c de
tail
to
ensu
re E
MIS
is im
plem
ente
d co
nsist
ently
acr
oss
the
regi
on. S
ome
task
s hav
e al
read
y co
mpl
eted
with
in th
e fin
anci
al y
ear,
WRE
MO
sta
ff ha
ve u
nder
gone
initi
al
trai
ning
with
som
e po
sitiv
e re
sults
and
the
Wel
lingt
on R
egio
n CD
EM p
orta
l has
be
en e
nhan
ced.
Life
lines
Wor
k on
the
Life
line
resp
onse
and
reco
very
pro
toco
ls ha
s ide
ntifi
ed st
aff t
o fil
l the
va
rious
life
line
func
tions
, tel
ecom
mun
icat
ions
, wat
er, p
ower
and
tran
spor
t. St
aff i
n th
ose
role
s pr
ovid
e ad
ditio
nal c
apab
ility
to th
e LU
C an
d co
uld
step
in, w
ith li
mite
d ca
paci
ty, i
f req
uire
d. N
atio
nal s
uppo
rt e
xist
s thr
ough
LUCs
eng
aged
with
oth
er
CDEM
Gro
ups
that
cou
ld b
e ut
ilise
d in
a p
rolo
nged
eve
nt.
The
WeL
Gpr
ojec
t man
ager
con
tinue
s to
be c
ontr
acte
d as
the
LUC.
Thi
s has
pr
ovid
ed th
e op
port
unity
to p
rovi
de W
REM
O in
put i
nto
a nu
mbe
r of p
roje
cts,
in
clud
ing
the
Logi
stic
s Pla
n an
d th
e tr
aini
ng m
odul
e.
The
theo
retic
al te
stin
g of
the
Life
line
Resp
onse
and
Rec
over
y Pr
otoc
ols
has b
een
com
plet
ed b
y th
e ex
tens
ive
revi
ew b
y W
REM
O, t
he L
UC
and
a nu
mbe
r of W
eLG
stak
ehol
ders
.
Com
pone
nts o
f EM
IS a
re a
sses
sed,
and
whe
rere
quire
d, a
n im
plem
enta
tion
plan
is d
evel
oped
.
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Sum
mar
y of
trai
ning
del
iver
ed
58
Exer
cise
An e
xerc
ise in
Nov
embe
r 201
5 br
ough
t a c
oncl
usio
n to
the
2015
trai
ning
pro
gram
me.
The
exe
rcise
is a
n in
tegr
al p
art o
f the
pro
gram
me.
It
prov
ided
the
oppo
rtun
ity to
pra
ctic
e sk
ills l
earn
t ove
r the
pre
viou
s 8
mon
ths a
nd h
elps
boo
st c
onfid
ence
in th
eir a
bilit
y to
resp
ond
to
an e
vent
. Fee
dbac
k fo
llow
ing
the
exer
cise
also
hel
ped
prov
ided
gui
danc
e on
con
tent
for t
he 2
016
prog
ram
me.
Deve
lopm
ent a
nd D
eliv
ery
of T
rain
ing
ECC
and
EOC
trai
ning
was
succ
essf
ully
del
iver
ed o
ver t
he 9
-mon
th p
erio
d, M
arch
to N
ovem
ber.
Cons
ider
able
gai
ns h
ave
been
mad
e in
resp
onse
cap
abili
ty a
s evi
denc
ed in
subs
eque
nt re
spon
ses
in K
apiti
Coas
t, Hu
tt C
ity a
nd P
oriru
ato
floo
d ev
ents
. The
app
roac
h to
tr
aini
ng is
bei
ng w
ell r
ecei
ved
by c
ounc
il st
aff a
nd fe
edba
ck h
ighl
ight
s the
impo
rtan
ce o
f rem
aini
ng in
touc
h w
ith o
ur e
nd-u
sers
.Fo
ur e
xtra
mod
ules
wer
e de
velo
ped
and
deliv
ered
. The
se w
ere
a ne
w in
trod
ucto
ry m
odul
e (1
00),
Elec
ted
Mem
bers
(103
) del
iver
ed a
t 6
of th
e 9
coun
cils,
Con
trol
lers
(104
) int
rodu
ctio
n m
odul
es d
eliv
ered
twic
e an
d a
Wel
fare
func
tion
mod
ule
(405
) tha
t has
bee
n de
liver
ed
in a
ll EO
Cs a
nd th
e EC
C.
The
lifel
ines
mod
ule
(402
), w
as d
evel
oped
by
WRE
MO
and
the
cont
ract
ed L
ifelin
e U
tiliti
es C
oord
inat
or (L
UC)
was
dev
elop
ed a
nd
deliv
ery
acro
ss th
e re
gion
in Ju
ne 2
016.
59
Gro
up W
elfa
re D
evel
opm
ents
Faci
litat
ing
the
iden
tific
atio
n, a
ppoi
ntm
ent,
and
trai
ning
of l
ocal
w
elfa
re m
anag
ers
and
alte
rnat
es.
•Ea
ch a
rea
has a
Loc
al W
elfa
re M
anag
er a
nd a
ltern
ate
Loca
l W
elfa
re M
anag
er a
lthou
gh in
som
e in
stan
ces t
he a
rran
gem
ents
fo
r thi
s rol
e ar
e un
clea
r.
•Th
e G
roup
Wel
fare
Man
ager
has
supp
orte
d an
d pr
ovid
ed
guid
ance
to L
ocal
Wel
fare
Man
ager
role
via
one
-on-
one
catc
h up
s, m
onth
ly e
mai
ls w
ith u
pdat
es a
nd u
sefu
l doc
umen
tatio
n,
and
othe
r act
iviti
es a
s req
uest
ed.
•A
Loca
l Wel
fare
Man
ager
s’ F
orum
has
bee
n es
tabl
ished
and
met
tw
ice
in th
e 20
15-2
016
year
. Thi
s has
pro
vide
d th
e op
port
unity
to
col
labo
rate
on
com
mon
cha
lleng
es a
nd w
elfa
re c
ase
stud
ies,
in
clud
ing
the
arra
ngem
ents
for n
eeds
ass
essm
ent,
resp
onsib
le
agen
cies
, the
Birc
hvill
eBr
idge
col
laps
e, a
nd P
oriru
asie
ge.
•A
Loca
l Wel
fare
Man
ager
s’ su
rvey
was
con
duct
ed a
nd
subs
eque
ntly
a W
elfa
re W
ork
Path
way
dra
fted
. The
surv
ey
high
light
ed th
e lo
w le
vels
of e
xper
ienc
e an
d la
ck o
f con
fiden
ce
in th
e ro
le, a
nd v
aryi
ng le
vels
of w
elfa
re p
lann
ing
and
read
ines
s fo
r eac
h ar
ea d
ue to
reso
urce
con
stra
ints
. The
Wel
fare
Wor
k Pa
thw
ay o
utlin
es th
e ke
y ac
tiviti
es a
nd o
bjec
tives
for t
he 2
016-
2017
fina
ncia
l yea
r to
impr
ove
on th
ese
indi
cato
rs.
60
Loca
l Wel
fare
Man
ager
s wer
e en
cour
aged
to a
tten
d ot
her r
egio
nal m
eetin
gs a
nd a
ctiv
ities
to b
uild
kno
wle
dge
and
netw
orks
. The
se
incl
ude
the
Regi
onal
Wel
fare
Coo
rdin
atio
n G
roup
(inc
ludi
ng in
put i
n th
e up
date
d Re
gion
al G
roup
Wel
fare
Pla
n an
d Te
rms
of R
efer
ence
), th
e In
tegr
ated
Tra
inin
g Fr
amew
ork
Adva
nced
Wel
fare
pilo
t mod
ule,
and
the
Nat
iona
l Em
erge
ncy
Man
agem
ent c
onfe
renc
e an
d G
roup
W
elfa
re M
anag
ers’
For
um.
A sp
ecifi
c W
REM
O tr
aini
ng m
odul
e on
wel
fare
(EO
C405
/ECC
405)
was
rolle
d ou
t in
each
are
a in
May
/Jun
e 20
16. T
his c
over
ed th
e w
ider
wel
fare
con
text
, wel
fare
ser
vice
s su
b-fu
nctio
ns a
nd re
spon
sible
age
ncie
s, a
nd a
llow
ed th
e te
ams t
o br
ains
torm
toge
ther
on
loca
l ar
rang
emen
ts fo
r wel
fare
serv
ices
del
iver
y. F
eedb
ack
on th
e m
odul
e w
as p
ositi
ve, a
nd h
as g
iven
con
fiden
ce o
f tho
se w
orki
ng in
wel
fare
ro
les
with
in E
OCs
and
the
ECC.
Gro
up W
elfa
re d
evel
opm
ents
con
tinue
d
Emer
genc
y Co
ordi
natio
n Ce
ntre
(ECC
) -GW
RC
Com
plet
ed th
is qu
arte
r
Trai
ning
sess
ions
and
att
enda
nce
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tals
show
n ab
ove
are
annu
al to
tals
per a
rea
as se
t in
the
WRE
MO
Ann
ual P
lan
Com
plet
ed p
revi
ous q
uart
ers
Rem
aini
ng to
be
com
plet
ed
2of
2
com
plet
ed*
EOC
Equi
pmen
t Aud
it
61
69EC
C st
aff
iden
tifie
d
Pers
onne
l
2 of
2
com
plet
ed*
Activ
atio
n pr
oced
ure
•EC
C st
aff n
umbe
rs h
ave
doub
led
since
this
time
last
yea
r, no
w th
e ch
alle
nge
is to
brid
ge th
e ga
p be
twee
n th
ose
with
mor
e ex
perie
nce,
and
co
ntin
ue to
bui
ld n
umbe
rs to
ope
rate
a se
cond
sh
ift.
•Tr
aini
ng a
tten
danc
e in
crea
sed
durin
g th
e ye
ar a
nd
bega
n to
dro
p of
f as t
he fi
nanc
ial y
ear e
nds.
The
re
are
a co
re g
roup
of E
CC st
aff w
ho ro
utin
ely
atte
nd
trai
ning
, but
man
y ha
ve in
dica
ted
Busin
ess-
as-
usua
l wor
kloa
ds im
pact
s on
thei
r abi
lity
to a
tten
d.
To im
prov
e at
tend
ance
num
bers
, tra
inin
g se
ssio
ns
are
now
onl
yhe
ld a
t She
d 39
.•
Not
ifica
tion
to st
aff o
f an
ECC
activ
atio
n is
now
ea
sier w
ith a
n up
date
d te
xt-m
essa
ge sy
stem
. Thi
s ha
s bee
n su
cces
sful
ly te
sted
. •
In th
e la
st E
CC a
ctiv
atio
n (fl
oodi
ng in
Por
irua
in
May
), se
vera
l sta
ff w
ere
unav
aila
ble.
Tho
se w
ho
wer
e ab
le to
att
end
foun
d th
e ex
perie
nce
bene
ficia
l to
thei
r lea
rnin
g an
d co
nfid
ence
.
EC
C e
qu
ipm
en
t is
au
dit
ed
e
ve
ry
6 m
on
th
s.
On
e e
xe
rc
ise
will
be
c
on
du
ct
ed
.42
%
36%
Aver
age
atte
ndan
ce
for t
he y
ear:
33%
32%
Port
able
equ
ipm
ent a
llow
s the
ECC
to
coor
dina
te su
ppor
t for
loca
l Em
erge
ncy
Ope
ratio
ns C
entr
es fr
om
any
loca
tion.
Cas
es in
clud
e la
ptop
s,
cell
phon
es, r
ole
desc
riptio
ns, c
onta
ct
lists
, and
stat
iona
ry su
pplie
s. C
ases
ar
e au
dite
d tw
ice
a ye
ar a
nd
equi
pmen
t is c
heck
ed e
ach
mon
th. I
n th
e la
st fi
nanc
ial y
ear 1
6 ne
w la
ptop
s ha
ve b
een
purc
hase
d as
par
t of a
n up
grad
e fo
r the
ECC
, inc
ludi
ng
tech
nolo
gy th
at a
llow
s for
rem
ote
upda
tes t
o th
e la
ptop
s, in
line
with
up
grad
es m
ade
to E
mer
genc
y O
pera
tions
Cen
tres
aro
und
the
Wel
lingt
on R
egio
n. T
his i
ncre
ases
the
over
all c
apab
ility
and
cap
acity
of
tech
nolo
gy fo
r the
ECC
.
Port
able
Em
erge
ncy
Coor
dina
tion
Cent
re
62
Arou
nd 5
0 st
aff a
tten
ded
the
trai
ning
exe
rcis
e (h
eld
in N
ovem
ber 2
015)
, with
var
ying
leve
ls o
f ex
perie
nce
and
expo
sure
to e
mer
genc
y m
anag
emen
t. Th
e ex
erci
se sc
enar
io w
as b
ased
on
a st
orm
eve
nt th
at a
ffect
ed s
ever
al T
errit
oria
l Au
thor
ities
and
was
an
oppo
rtun
ity fo
r tho
se
who
had
bee
n th
roug
h tr
aini
ng d
urin
g th
e ye
ar
to p
ract
ice
wha
t the
y ha
d le
arne
d in
a sc
enar
io
envi
ronm
ent a
nd to
wor
k as
an
ECC
team
. For
th
ose
new
er to
the
ECC,
it w
as a
n in
duct
ion
into
ho
w a
n EC
C w
orks
and
an
oppo
rtun
ity to
ask
qu
estio
ns o
f tho
se w
ith m
ore
expe
rienc
e. T
he
exer
cise
was
ver
y su
cces
sful
and
feed
back
was
po
sitiv
e.
All t
rain
ing
that
has
take
n pl
ace
in 2
016
so fa
r is
build
ing
tow
ards
Exe
rcis
e Ta
ngar
oaw
hich
is th
e ne
xt la
rge-
scal
e ex
erci
se fo
r ECC
staf
f.
Emer
genc
y Co
ordi
natio
n Ce
ntre
Exe
rcis
e
63
“I’ve
lear
nt a
lot
in t
he p
ast
year
and
fee
l abl
e to
hel
p in
th
e ev
ent
of a
n em
erge
ncy.
I al
so f
eel m
ore
prep
ared
as
an
indi
vidu
al a
nd n
eigh
bour
”.
“Ove
rall,
a gr
eat
syst
em a
nd w
ith t
he s
mal
l am
ount
of
trai
ning
I al
read
y fe
el I
coul
d he
lp in
a li
ve e
xerc
ise”
.
A co
re g
roup
of s
taff
hav
e no
w
been
ass
igne
d to
the
ECC
Wel
fare
fu
nctio
n de
sk a
nd m
eet a
s a g
roup
ou
tsid
e th
e EC
C tr
aini
ng
prog
ram
me.
The
gro
up m
eets
to
build
team
rela
tions
hips
and
ca
pabi
lity
requ
ired
for a
n ef
fect
ive
wel
fare
resp
onse
at t
he G
roup
le
vel.
The
mee
tings
giv
e th
e op
port
unity
to d
iscu
ss w
elfa
re a
t th
e G
roup
leve
l, co
llabo
rate
on
any
wel
fare
con
cern
s, b
uild
skill
s, a
nd
to le
arn
from
Loc
al W
elfa
re
Man
ager
s ab
out t
heir
expe
rienc
e at
the
loca
l lev
el.
The
grou
p m
eets
ev
ery
six
wee
ks a
nd is
ope
n to
any
EC
C st
aff i
nter
este
d in
wel
fare
.
Emer
genc
y Co
ordi
natio
n Ce
ntre
Wel
fare
team
bui
ldin
g
64
Wel
lingt
on C
ity
Com
plet
ed th
is qu
arte
r
Trai
ning
sess
ions
and
att
enda
nce
*To
tals
show
n ab
ove
are
annu
al to
tals
per a
rea
as se
t in
the
WRE
MO
Ann
ual P
lan
Com
plet
ed p
revi
ous q
uart
ers
Rem
aini
ng to
be
com
plet
ed
2of
2
com
plet
ed*
EOC
Equi
pmen
t Aud
it
65
121
EOC
staf
f id
entif
ied
Pers
onne
l
2 of
2
com
plet
ed*
Activ
atio
n pr
oced
ure
Pers
onne
l and
Rec
ruitm
ent
WCC
hav
e m
ade
a co
nsid
erab
le e
ffort
to
repo
pula
te th
e EO
C pe
rson
nel l
ist a
nd in
vest
in
trai
ning
thro
ugho
ut th
e ye
ar a
nd th
is ha
s st
arte
d to
pay
div
iden
ds in
term
s of b
oth
indi
vidu
al a
nd te
am d
evel
opm
ent.
Five
new
Con
trol
lers
hav
e jo
ined
the
team
to
repl
ace
the
two
that
hav
e le
ft. T
here
is
also
con
sider
able
tale
nt e
mer
ging
from
the
rank
s of t
he D
esk
Man
ager
s, p
artic
ular
ly th
e ne
w L
ogist
ics M
anag
er w
ho is
mak
ing
a sig
nific
ant d
iffer
ence
to a
n ar
ea th
at h
as
alw
ays p
rove
d ch
alle
ngin
g.
The
Prim
ary
Cont
rolle
r att
ende
d th
e M
CDEM
Con
trol
lers
Coh
ort i
n N
ovem
ber
2015
with
an
Alte
rnat
e Co
ntro
ller s
ched
uled
to
att
end
the
sam
e co
urse
in N
ovem
ber
2016
.
EO
C e
qu
ipm
en
t is
au
dit
ed
e
ve
ry
6 m
on
th
s.
On
e e
xe
rc
ise
will
be
c
on
du
ct
ed
.31
%
34%
Aver
age
atte
ndan
ce
for t
he y
ear:
36%
34%
Wel
lingt
on C
ity c
omm
enta
ry c
ontin
ued.
66
EOC
Equi
pmen
t Pur
chas
es
Tow
ards
the
end
of th
e 20
15/1
6 fin
anci
al y
ear,
Wel
lingt
on C
ity w
ere
able
to ta
ke a
dvan
tage
of a
CAP
EX u
nder
spen
d, a
nd w
ith th
e as
sista
nce
of W
RMEO
staf
f inv
est i
n ne
w a
udio
visu
al e
quip
men
t for
the
EOC
whi
ch w
as lo
ng o
verd
ue a
nd m
ost w
elco
me.
Thi
s will
m
ake
a sig
nific
ant d
iffer
ence
to th
e fit
-out
and
cap
abili
ty o
f the
mai
n ro
om u
sed
with
in th
e EO
C bu
ildin
g an
d w
ill si
gnifi
cant
lyai
d sit
uatio
nal a
war
enes
s an
d in
form
atio
n ga
ther
ing
whi
ch is
cru
cial
in th
e ea
rly st
ages
of a
ny in
cide
nt.
EOC
Reco
nfig
urat
ion
EOC
staf
f and
WRE
MO
hav
e w
orke
d to
geth
er to
ana
lyse
the
ergo
nom
ics
and
noise
leve
ls of
the
EOC
and
have
com
e up
with
sign
ifica
ntim
prov
emen
ts in
the
layo
ut a
nd c
onfig
urat
ion
of th
e m
ain
room
that
impr
oves
wor
k flo
w, e
ases
phy
sical
cong
estio
n an
d cr
eate
s ad
ditio
nal s
pace
for t
he C
ontr
olle
rs a
way
from
the
EOC.
Thi
s will
be
tria
lled
durin
g Ex
erci
se T
anga
roa
in A
ugus
t / S
epte
mbe
r 201
6.
Emer
genc
y Se
rvic
es C
oord
inat
ing
Com
mitt
ee (E
SCC)
The
loca
l Wel
lingt
on C
ity E
SCC
was
succ
essf
ully
est
ablis
hed
this
year
and
thre
e m
eetin
gs h
ave
been
hel
d to
dat
e. T
he la
test
was
at
Wel
lingt
on C
entr
al F
ire S
tatio
n an
d w
as w
ell a
tten
ded
by m
embe
rs o
f the
com
mitt
ee. A
s with
the
othe
r mee
tings
the
host
of t
hem
eetin
g, N
Z Fi
re S
ervi
ce p
rovi
ded
a sc
enar
io th
at th
e gr
oup
as a
who
le c
ould
focu
s on
and
disc
uss.
Disc
ussio
n ce
ntre
s ar
ound
how
each
mem
ber o
f the
gro
up c
ould
/wou
ld c
ontr
ibut
e to
such
a sc
enar
io. A
t thi
s mee
ting
the
scen
ario
was
a la
rge
high
rise
fire
dow
nin
ce
ntra
l Wel
lingt
on. O
ne o
f the
mai
n ar
eas o
f disc
ussio
n th
at e
volv
ed w
as th
e as
sista
nce
that
coul
d be
pro
vide
d to
the
Fire
ser
vice
, in
this
case
the
lead
age
ncy,
by
CDEM
and
thei
r abi
lity
to fa
cilit
ate
shel
ter f
or e
vacu
ated
peo
ple
from
suc
h an
inci
dent
.
Wel
lingt
on E
OC
staf
f ful
ly e
ngag
ed d
urin
g an
exe
rcis
e
67
Porir
ua C
ity
Com
plet
ed th
is qu
arte
r
Trai
ning
sess
ions
and
att
enda
nce
*To
tals
show
n ab
ove
are
annu
al to
tals
per a
rea
as se
t in
the
WRE
MO
Ann
ual P
lan
Com
plet
ed p
revi
ous q
uart
ers
Rem
aini
ng to
be
com
plet
ed
2of
2
com
plet
ed*
EOC
Equi
pmen
t Aud
it
68
55EO
C st
aff
iden
tifie
d
Pers
onne
l
2of
2
com
plet
ed*
Activ
atio
n pr
oced
ure
As a
resu
lt of
the
May
floo
ding
, the
EO
C st
aff
have
iden
tifie
d a
need
for a
coo
rdin
ated
re
conn
aiss
ance
pla
n. T
his i
s bei
ng d
evel
oped
co
llabo
rativ
ely
with
the
CDEM
team
, roa
ding
man
ager
and
incl
udes
the
Dow
ner E
DI a
nd
Wel
lingt
on W
ater
alo
ng w
ith o
ther
cou
ncil
oper
atio
nal u
nits
.
Thro
ugh
trai
ning
and
the
activ
atio
n, so
me
EOC
requ
irem
ents
wer
e id
entif
ied.
The
se in
clud
ed
incr
ease
d vi
sual
disp
lay
syst
ems,
mor
e la
ptop
s, re
loca
tion
of th
e CI
MS
desk
s to
crea
te
a be
tter
use
of t
he sp
ace.
As a
resu
lt 4
larg
e di
spla
y TV
scre
ens,
8 ne
w la
ptop
s with
do
ckin
g st
atio
ns d
ual s
cree
n di
spla
ys fo
r the
de
sks a
nd 1
0 po
rtab
le te
leph
ones
wer
e pu
rcha
sed.
The
6 m
onth
s fro
m Ja
nuar
y w
e ha
ve
wel
com
ed 1
8 ne
w st
aff c
omin
g in
to su
ppor
t th
e co
mm
unity
thro
ugh
thei
r wor
k in
the
EOC.
EO
C e
qu
ipm
en
t is
au
dit
ed
e
ve
ry
6 m
on
th
s.
On
e e
xe
rc
ise
will
be
c
on
du
ct
ed
.73
%
69%
Aver
age
atte
ndan
ce
for t
he y
ear:
56%
72%
Ther
e ha
s bee
n di
rect
ed o
pera
tiona
l sup
port
to th
e co
mm
unity
resi
lienc
e te
am th
orou
gh th
e co
mm
unity
resp
onse
pla
n pr
oces
s. T
his h
as b
een
usef
ul in
lear
ning
mor
e ab
out t
he c
once
rns a
nd
actio
ns o
f eac
h co
mm
unity
that
can
be
used
in th
e de
velo
pmen
t of E
OC
actio
n pl
ans
Wor
king
toge
ther
with
the
com
mun
ity
69
Porir
uaEO
C ac
tivat
ed o
n th
e 5th
May
fo
r an
unex
pect
ed v
ery
high
inte
nsity
ra
in e
vent
. Hig
h le
vels
of r
ain
wer
e ex
perie
nced
aro
und
8:45
am w
ith
flood
ing
on st
reet
s occ
urrin
g fr
om
9:00
am. A
tota
l of 3
7 m
m o
f rai
n w
as
reco
rded
in o
ne 3
0-m
inut
e pe
riod.
Th
ese
very
inte
nse
but o
ften
shor
t du
ratio
n w
eath
er e
vent
s are
a g
ood
test
of t
he E
OCs
resp
onse
and
co
mm
unic
atio
n. In
this
cas
e th
e Co
ntro
ller d
eter
min
ed th
at th
e ac
tivat
ion
was
requ
ired
and
com
plet
ed th
at p
roce
ss q
uick
ly w
ith
the
EOC
team
s bei
ng o
n si
te sh
ortly
af
ter 9
:00a
m
EOC
Activ
atio
n –
Floo
ding
May
201
6
70
Kapi
ti Co
ast D
istr
ict
Com
plet
ed th
is qu
arte
r
Trai
ning
sess
ions
and
att
enda
nce
*To
tals
show
n ab
ove
are
annu
al to
tals
per a
rea
as se
t in
the
WRE
MO
Ann
ual P
lan
Com
plet
ed p
revi
ous q
uart
ers
Rem
aini
ng to
be
com
plet
ed
2of
2
com
plet
ed*
EOC
Equi
pmen
t Aud
it
71
71
EOC
staf
f id
entif
ied
Pers
onne
l
2of
2
com
plet
ed*
Activ
atio
n pr
oced
ure
•Th
e fo
cus f
or K
apiti
this
year
has
bee
n ar
ound
con
tinui
ng to
dev
elop
and
en
hanc
e ou
r CDE
M T
eam
in K
apiti
. Thi
s te
am is
mad
e up
of K
apiti
Coas
t Dist
rict
Coun
cil s
taff,
WRE
MO
Em
erge
ncy
Man
agem
ent A
dviso
rs, l
ocal
Em
erge
ncy
Serv
ices
, oth
er E
mer
genc
y M
anag
emen
t sta
keho
lder
s (su
ch a
s the
lo
cal R
ed C
ross
Res
pons
e Te
am),
Life
lines
(e.g
. Ele
ctra
), CD
EM
volu
ntee
rs a
nd th
e co
mm
unity
. Br
ingi
ng th
ese
grou
ps a
nd p
eopl
e to
geth
er w
ill in
crea
se o
ur c
olle
ctiv
e sk
ills,
kno
wle
dge
and
enab
le u
s to
colle
ctiv
ely
man
age
a re
spon
se to
an
emer
genc
y.
EO
C e
qu
ipm
en
t is
au
dit
ed
e
ve
ry
6 m
on
th
s.
On
e e
xe
rc
ise
will
be
c
on
du
ct
ed
.42
%
60%
Aver
age
atte
ndan
ce
for t
he y
ear:
43%
47%
Kapi
tiCo
ast c
omm
enta
ry c
ontin
ued.
72
•KC
DC E
OC
staf
f tra
inin
g ha
s con
tinue
d th
is ye
ar. T
he E
OC
staf
f list
cur
rent
ly c
ompr
ises
71 p
eopl
e w
ith a
n ad
ditio
nal g
roup
on
call
from
rele
vant
func
tions
such
as o
pera
tions
, roa
ding
and
wat
er. T
he tr
aini
ng h
as in
clud
ed a
rang
e of
mod
ules
bui
ldin
g up
to th
e na
tiona
l CDE
M E
xerc
ise T
anga
roa
sche
dule
d fo
r lat
e Au
gust
201
6. T
his e
xerc
ise w
ill se
e th
e EO
C fu
lly a
ctiv
ated
in re
spon
se to
an
Ora
nge
Zone
Tsu
nam
i thr
eat.
A su
cces
sful
floo
d sc
enar
io w
as a
lso ru
n in
May
in p
repa
ratio
n fo
r the
app
roac
hing
wet
ter w
inte
r m
onth
s.
•A
num
ber o
f KCD
C st
aff h
ave
mad
e ad
ditio
nal c
omm
itmen
ts to
CDE
M th
is ye
ar b
y pa
rtic
ipat
ing
in a
ctiv
ities
and
initi
ativ
es a
cros
s th
e re
gion
. EO
C st
aff
have
con
trib
uted
to a
regi
onal
road
ing
resp
onse
doc
umen
t –‘D
istan
t Sou
rce
Tsun
ami r
espo
nse
prot
ocol
s fo
r roa
ds
in th
e W
ellin
gton
Are
a’ o
utlin
ing
likel
y lo
cal r
oadi
ngpr
otoc
ols
in re
spon
se to
an
Ora
nge
Zone
Tsu
nam
i thr
eat,
an in
frast
ruct
ure
repo
rt lo
okin
g at
like
ly im
pact
s and
rest
orat
ion
times
on
loca
l inf
rast
ruct
ure
and
serv
ices
follo
win
g a
signi
fican
t Tsu
nam
i and
the
Publ
ic In
form
atio
n De
sk M
anag
ers a
tten
ded
a re
cent
Min
istry
of C
ivil
Defe
nce
and
Emer
genc
y M
anag
emen
t (M
CDEM
) wor
ksho
p.
•Th
e Ka
piti
EOC
cont
inue
s to
prov
ide
an e
xcel
lent
faci
lity
not j
ust f
or C
DEM
act
iviti
es b
ut g
ener
al K
CDC
busin
ess a
nd th
e co
mm
unity
as
a w
hole
. Reg
ular
usa
ge o
f the
Kap
itiEO
C th
is ye
ar h
as in
clud
ed C
DEM
staf
f tra
inin
g, m
eetin
gs a
nd c
omm
unity
wor
ksho
ps, l
ocal
an
d re
gion
al W
REM
O m
eetin
gs a
nd a
ctiv
ities
, Kap
itiEm
erge
ncy
Serv
ices
Coo
rdin
atin
g Co
mm
ittee
mee
tings
. The
NZ
Red
Cros
s us
e as
a
base
for t
he lo
cal R
ed C
ross
Res
pons
e Te
am, F
irst A
id T
rain
ing
and
Mea
ls on
Whe
els d
eliv
ery.
The
se o
rgan
isatio
nsus
ing
the
faci
lity
enab
les u
s to
cont
inue
to b
uild
and
mai
ntai
n th
e re
latio
nshi
ps w
ith o
ur p
artn
ers.
•Th
is ye
ar w
e fo
rmal
ized
our a
rran
gem
ent w
ith th
e Ka
piti
Amat
eur R
adio
Clu
b, w
ho h
ave
cont
inue
d th
eir i
nvol
vem
ent w
ith C
DEM
co
nduc
ting
wee
kly
radi
o ch
ecks
acr
oss
the
loca
l and
regi
onal
CDE
M R
adio
net
wor
ks.
In co
llabo
ratio
n w
ith th
e W
REM
O,
Kapi
tiEO
C St
aff a
nd th
e w
ider
CDE
M
Team
hav
e be
en d
evel
opin
g a
regi
onal
ly co
nsist
ent b
ut lo
cally
fo
cuse
d Ka
piti
Coas
t Ora
nge
Zone
Ts
unam
i Res
pons
e pl
an. I
nfor
med
by
the
Tsun
ami R
espo
nse
Plan
MAN
AIA
and
inco
rpor
atin
g th
e re
leva
nt
prot
ocol
s and
repo
rts,
this
pla
n pr
ovid
es a
n up
date
d an
d co
nsist
ent
resp
onse
to a
n O
rang
e Zo
ne
Tsun
ami t
hrea
t to
the
Kapi
tiCo
ast.
Plan
ning
for a
n O
rang
e Zo
ne T
suna
mi E
vacu
atio
n
73
Kapi
ti’sP
IM M
anag
ers
atte
nded
the
MCD
EM P
IM 2
016/
17 W
orks
hop
-wor
king
tow
ards
effe
ctiv
e an
d co
nnec
ted
publ
ic in
form
atio
n m
anag
emen
t nat
ionw
ide
in W
ellin
gton
on
31 M
ay.
The
wor
ksho
p w
as p
art o
f MCD
EM’s
pre-
conf
eren
ce p
rogr
amm
e fo
r its
201
6 co
nfer
ence
. Of p
artic
ular
inte
rest
was
a p
rese
ntat
ion
(via
skyp
e) fr
om U
S-ba
sed
orga
nisa
tion
Hum
anity
Roa
d, w
hich
use
s a d
igita
l hum
anita
rian
netw
ork
to p
rovi
de o
pen
sour
ce in
telli
genc
e du
ring
emer
genc
y/cr
isis
situ
atio
ns.
Ther
e w
as d
iscu
ssio
n ab
out t
he ro
le a
VO
ST –
virt
ual o
pera
tions
supp
ort t
eam
–ca
n pl
ay
in p
rovi
ding
inte
l and
driv
ing
traf
fic to
off
icia
l soc
ial m
edia
acc
ount
s dur
ing
an e
mer
genc
y. It
was
use
ful t
o he
ar w
hat
othe
rs a
re d
oing
and
to g
et so
me
idea
s abo
ut h
ow w
e ca
n co
ntin
ue to
evo
lve
our P
IM p
lann
ing
and
prep
ared
ness
he
re in
Kap
iti.
Kapi
tiPI
M M
anag
ers g
et in
sigh
t int
o in
tern
atio
nal V
OST
74
Hutt
City
Com
plet
ed th
is qu
arte
r
Trai
ning
sess
ions
and
att
enda
nce
*To
tals
show
n ab
ove
are
annu
al to
tals
per a
rea
as se
t in
the
WRE
MO
Ann
ual P
lan
Com
plet
ed p
revi
ous q
uart
ers
Rem
aini
ng to
be
com
plet
ed
2 of
2
com
plet
ed*
EOC
Equi
pmen
t Aud
it
75
40
EOC
staf
f id
entif
ied
Pers
onne
l
2of
2
com
plet
ed*
Activ
atio
n pr
oced
ure
•Tw
o ne
w E
mer
genc
y M
anag
emen
t Adv
isors
jo
ined
the
Hutt
City
team
, in
both
the
Ope
ratio
nal R
eadi
ness
and
Com
mun
ity R
esili
ence
te
ams.
•Ex
tra
trai
ning
sess
ions
hav
e al
so b
een
held
this
quar
ter f
ocus
sed
on d
evel
opin
g ac
tions
pla
ns,
Wel
fare
and
Life
lines
. The
se se
ssio
ns w
ere
aim
ed
at D
esk
Man
ager
s and
Con
trol
lers
and
som
e sp
ecifi
c de
sk st
aff.
They
hav
e be
en w
ell a
tten
ded
and
usef
ul in
raisi
ng a
war
enes
s in
spec
ific
area
s of
EO
C re
spon
se w
ork.
•Th
e G
IS te
am in
trod
uced
the
IRAP
syst
em in
to
the
EOC
and
have
join
ed th
e m
onth
ly tr
aini
ng
sess
ions
. The
Rec
onna
issan
ce T
eam
s hav
e ha
d th
e op
port
unity
to re
port
issu
es a
s par
t of t
he
min
i-exe
rcise
hel
d in
May
, and
then
com
e an
d se
e th
e EO
C in
act
ion.
EO
C e
qu
ipm
en
t is
au
dit
ed
e
ve
ry
6 m
on
th
s.
On
e e
xe
rc
ise
will
be
c
on
du
ct
ed
.40
%
72%
62%
Aver
age
atte
ndan
ce
for t
he y
ear:
45%
Hutt
City
com
men
tary
con
tinue
d.
76
•Th
e se
cond
test
of t
he E
OC
activ
atio
n pr
oces
s was
hel
d su
cces
sful
ly.
•Th
e ne
wly
reco
nven
ed E
mer
genc
y Se
rvic
es C
oord
inat
ing
Com
mitt
ee m
et a
t the
end
of M
ay in
the
EOC.
Sta
ff fr
om 1
2 ag
enci
es g
athe
red
for t
he fi
rst t
ime
in o
ver a
yea
r and
are
all
keen
to c
ontin
ue m
eetin
g on
a q
uart
erly
bas
is. S
taff
foun
d it
valu
able
to g
et to
geth
er a
nd sh
are
info
rmat
ion
and
idea
s. Ta
ble
top
exer
cise
s will
be
held
in fu
ture
as a
way
to
bui
ld k
now
ledg
e of
eac
h ot
hers
role
dur
ing
a re
spon
se.
•Th
e sir
en sy
stem
was
mai
ntai
ned
and
test
ed th
roug
hout
the
year
. In
Dece
mbe
r the
sire
ns w
ere
run
for a
two
min
ute
perio
d an
d in
form
atio
n w
as p
ut o
ut th
roug
h lo
cal a
nd so
cial
med
ia a
bout
wha
t res
iden
ts sh
ould
do
if th
ey h
ear t
he
siren
s sou
nd c
ontin
uous
ly. O
ngoi
ng e
duca
tion
is re
quire
d to
rem
ind
ever
yone
that
thes
e ar
e no
t a d
edic
ated
tsun
ami
siren
s, a
nd w
ere
inte
nded
to p
rom
pt p
eopl
e to
turn
on
thei
r rad
io.
The
Seco
ndar
y Sc
hool
s Res
cue
Trai
ning
Pr
ogra
mm
e w
as co
mpl
eted
June
with
a
prize
givi
nghe
ld a
t the
Litt
le T
heat
re.
Up
to 1
0 st
uden
ts, f
rom
eac
h of
10
scho
ols t
hrou
ghou
t the
Hut
t Val
ley
part
icip
ated
. For
the
first
tim
e in
this
ev
ents
long
hist
ory,
ther
e w
as a
thre
e-w
ay ti
e fo
r firs
t pla
ce!
Cong
ratu
latio
ns to
; Chi
lton
St Ja
mes
Sc
hool
, St P
atric
k’s C
olle
ge a
nd R
apha
el
Hou
se a
nd R
udol
ph S
tein
er S
choo
l. M
ayor
Wal
lace
and
May
or G
uppy
at
tend
ed th
e ce
rem
ony
and
pres
ente
d ce
rtifi
cate
s to
all p
artic
ipat
ing
scho
ols,
an
d th
e sh
ield
to th
e jo
int w
inne
rs.
The
com
petit
ion
was
toug
h th
is y
ear a
nd a
ll of
the
scho
ols s
how
ed a
hig
h le
vel o
f co
mpe
tenc
e.
Seco
ndar
y Sc
hool
s Re
scue
Tra
inin
g Pr
ogra
mm
e
77
EOC
reno
vatio
ns w
ere
unde
rtak
en e
arlie
r thi
s yea
r and
ar
e no
w co
mpl
ete.
The
Em
erge
ncy
Ope
ratio
ns C
entr
e is
lig
hter
and
brig
hter
with
new
ca
rpet
und
erfo
ot. N
ew sh
elve
s st
ore
the
resp
onse
box
es fo
r eac
h de
sk, w
ith e
ach
shel
f hav
ing
a w
oode
n ba
rrie
r to
prev
ent
anyt
hing
falli
ng to
the
grou
nd
durin
g an
ear
thqu
ake.
Emer
genc
y O
pera
tions
Cen
tre
reno
vatio
ns
78
Atte
ndan
ce n
umbe
rs a
t tra
inin
g ha
ve in
crea
sed
over
the
year
and
fe
edba
ck h
as b
een
posi
tive.
Co
unci
l sta
ff h
ave
said
they
now
fe
el m
ore
conf
iden
t wor
king
in
the
EOC.
The
exe
rcis
e ru
n in
De
cem
ber 2
015
prov
ided
a g
ood
oppo
rtun
ity to
put
into
pra
ctic
e th
e th
ings
staf
f had
lear
ned.
O
ver t
he p
ast 6
mon
ths w
e ha
ve
cont
inue
d w
orki
ng to
war
ds
incr
easi
ng o
ur k
now
ledg
e an
d ex
perie
nce
in th
e bu
ild u
p to
our
pa
rtic
ipat
ion
in E
xerc
ise
Tang
aroa
in A
ugus
t and
Se
ptem
ber 2
016.
Emer
genc
y O
pera
tions
Cen
tre
staf
f tra
inin
g
79
Upp
er H
utt
Com
plet
ed th
is qu
arte
r
Trai
ning
sess
ions
and
att
enda
nce
*To
tals
show
n ab
ove
are
annu
al to
tals
per a
rea
as se
t in
the
WRE
MO
Ann
ual P
lan
Com
plet
ed p
revi
ous q
uart
ers
Rem
aini
ng to
be
com
plet
ed
2 of
2
com
plet
ed*
EOC
Equi
pmen
t Aud
it
80
51
EOC
staf
f id
entif
ied
Pers
onne
l
2of
2
com
plet
ed*
Activ
atio
n pr
oced
ure
•Th
is ye
ar th
e fo
cus i
n U
pper
Hut
t has
be
en in
crea
sing
the
capa
bilit
y of
the
EOC
to e
ffect
ivel
y m
anag
e an
em
erge
ncy.
For
an
EO
C to
ope
rate
effe
ctiv
ely
the
EOC
requ
ires a
ppro
pria
te fa
cilit
ies,
tool
s and
pe
rson
nel.
This
past
yea
r:•
Faci
litie
s –th
e EO
C ha
s bee
n cl
eane
d an
d so
rted
with
requ
ired
audi
ts
ensu
ring
the
faci
lity
is al
way
s ‘re
ady’
fo
r an
activ
atio
n•
Tool
s -th
e EO
C ha
s had
sign
ifica
nt IT
up
grad
es w
ith th
e pu
rcha
se o
f ad
ditio
nal l
apto
ps, t
able
ts, s
mar
t ph
ones
and
scre
ens f
or d
ispla
y.•
Pers
onne
l –th
e EO
C st
aff h
ave
show
n sig
nific
ant g
row
th th
is ye
ar,
with
regu
lar t
rain
ing.
EO
C st
aff a
re
now
mor
e co
nfid
ent i
n th
eir a
bilit
y to
m
anag
e an
em
erge
ncy.
EO
C e
qu
ipm
en
t is
au
dit
ed
e
ve
ry
6 m
on
th
s.
On
e e
xe
rc
ise
will
be
c
on
du
ct
ed
.49
%
37%
Aver
age
atte
ndan
ce
for t
he y
ear:
45%
49%
This
yea
r the
trai
ning
pro
gram
me
has
incl
uded
Coo
rdin
ated
Inci
dent
M
anag
emen
t rol
es, d
ispl
ayin
g in
form
atio
n, th
e pr
iorit
isat
ion
of
info
rmat
ion
and
task
ing,
and
the
intr
oduc
tion
of th
e de
sk a
ctio
n pl
an.
Ther
e ha
s bee
n on
e la
rge
exer
cise
and
a
few
smal
ler o
nes,
all
of w
hich
hav
e gr
eatly
enh
ance
d th
e ca
pabi
lity
of th
e EO
C. E
OC
staf
f are
regu
larly
bui
ldin
g on
th
eir b
ase
know
ledg
e, se
eing
the
conn
ectio
ns b
etw
een
thei
r bus
ines
s as
usua
l rol
es a
nd th
e ta
sks c
ompl
eted
in
the
EOC.
Ove
rall
they
are
muc
h m
ore
conf
iden
t in
thei
r abi
lity
to o
pera
te th
e EO
C ef
fect
ivel
y in
an
emer
genc
y.
EOC
Staf
f Tra
inin
g Pr
ogra
mm
e
81
Whe
n in
ject
s tur
n in
to re
ality
!
82
Wha
t hap
pens
whe
n an
inje
ct a
ctua
lly h
appe
ns?
Upp
er H
utt C
ity
Coun
cil f
ound
out
in O
ctob
er 2
015
whe
n th
e Br
idge
Roa
d Br
idge
(p
artia
lly) c
olla
psed
. Alth
ough
the
EOC
didn
’t ac
tivat
e, m
any
of
the
staf
f put
thei
r act
ivat
ion
role
s int
o pr
actic
e.
The
Ope
ratio
ns te
am a
rran
ged
the
rest
orat
ion
of li
felin
e ut
ility
se
rvic
es, a
nd a
lso
iden
tifie
d an
d im
plem
ente
d an
alte
rnat
e ro
ute
so re
side
nts c
ould
acc
ess t
heir
hom
es. T
he w
elfa
re te
am p
rovi
ded
supp
ort t
o th
ose
that
wer
e di
spla
ced
and
need
ed
assi
stan
ce. T
he p
ublic
wer
e ke
pt in
form
ed b
y th
e Pu
blic
Info
rmat
ion
Man
agem
ent t
eam
, who
pr
ovid
ed cl
ear i
nfor
mat
ion
at re
gula
r int
erva
ls.
The
Upp
er H
utt E
OC
has s
een
man
y im
prov
emen
ts
over
the
past
yea
r. Ad
ditio
nal l
apto
ps a
nd ta
blet
s ha
ve b
een
purc
hase
d, a
long
with
TV
scre
ens a
nd th
e ne
w st
ick
com
pute
rs to
ena
ble
quic
k, e
asy
and
effe
ctiv
e di
spla
y of
info
rmat
ion
on th
e EO
C.
The
EOC
is n
ow co
nsist
ent w
ith a
ll ot
her E
OCs
in th
e re
gion
and
has
the
faci
lity
and
tool
s req
uire
d to
su
ppor
t the
EO
C st
aff i
n re
spon
se to
an
emer
genc
y.
Upg
radi
ng o
f Upp
er H
utt E
OC
83
Wai
rara
pa
Com
plet
ed th
is qu
arte
r
Trai
ning
sess
ions
and
att
enda
nce
*To
tals
show
n ab
ove
are
annu
al to
tals
per a
rea
as se
t in
the
WRE
MO
Ann
ual P
lan
Com
plet
ed p
revi
ous q
uart
ers
Rem
aini
ng to
be
com
plet
ed
2of
2
com
plet
ed*
EOC
Equi
pmen
t Aud
it
84
31EO
C st
aff
iden
tifie
d
Pers
onne
l
2 of
2
com
plet
ed*
Activ
atio
n pr
oced
ure
•N
ew st
aff f
rom
Mas
tert
on D
istric
t Co
unci
lhav
e un
derg
one
indu
ctio
n an
d fa
mili
arisa
tion
trai
ning
and
are
now
va
luab
le m
embe
rsof
the
team
. EO
C st
aff
have
bee
n al
loca
ted
to tw
o sh
ifts,
whi
ch
allo
ws f
or c
over
age
and
redu
ndan
cy in
ev
ents
of a
leng
thy
dura
tion.
•Tr
aini
ng h
as b
een
inte
nsiv
ew
ithth
e en
d of
yea
r exe
rcise
in N
ovem
ber 2
015.
The
ex
erci
se te
sted
the
know
ledg
e bu
ilt u
p du
ring
the
trai
ning
pro
gram
in 2
015.
•Th
e fo
cus i
n 20
16 is
in p
repa
ratio
n of
the
N
atio
nal C
DEM
Exer
cise
Tan
garo
ain
Au
gust
201
6.•
Cart
erto
n an
d M
aste
rton
Dist
rict
Coun
cil's
ele
cted
mem
bers
hav
e co
mpl
eted
the
Elec
ted
Mem
bers
trai
ning
co
urse
.
EO
C e
qu
ipm
en
t is
au
dit
ed
e
ve
ry
6 m
on
th
s.
On
e e
xe
rc
ise
will
be
c
on
du
ct
ed
.58
%
83%
Aver
age
atte
ndan
ce
for t
he y
ear:
58%
59%
Wai
rara
paco
mm
enta
ry c
ontin
ued.
85
•Th
eW
elfa
re sp
ace
has b
een
busy
this
year
em
bedd
ing
the
chan
ges f
rom
the
Nat
iona
l Pla
n. T
he c
hang
es h
as se
en
mor
e re
spon
sibili
ties
sittin
gw
ith W
elfa
re M
anag
ers.
Wai
rara
paba
sed
WRE
MO
staf
f and
the
Loca
l Wel
fare
Man
ager
ha
ve a
lmos
t com
plet
edvi
sits o
f man
y po
tent
ial E
mer
genc
y As
sista
nce
Cent
res (
EAC)
aro
und
the
Wai
rara
pato
ass
ess
the
suita
bilit
y of
faci
litie
s an
d to
bui
ld a
big
ger p
ictu
re o
f the
wel
fare
cap
abili
ties w
ithin
the
thre
e W
aira
rapa
dist
ricts
.
•W
ork
has c
ontin
ued
with
the
Cart
erto
n Di
stric
t Cou
ncil
Inci
dent
Man
agem
ent T
eam
. Thi
s was
a fo
llow
on
from
the
Wai
rara
paCo
ncep
t of O
pera
tions
doc
umen
t, an
d ho
w it
rela
tes t
o co
re c
ounc
il re
spon
sibili
ties.
The
serie
s of
wor
ksho
ps h
ave
prov
ided
a fo
unda
tion
for c
ontin
uous
impr
ovem
ent i
n em
erge
ncy
man
agem
ent.
•Th
e Em
erge
ncy
Serv
ices
Coo
rdin
atio
n Co
mm
ittee
met
in M
arch
201
6.Te
rms o
f ref
eren
ce fo
r the
com
mitt
ee h
ave
been
draf
ted.
•En
gage
men
t with
Sou
th W
aira
rapa
Dist
rict C
ounc
il is
ongo
ing
with
a p
rese
ntat
ion
give
n to
the
May
or, C
hief
Exe
cutiv
e,
and
Coun
cillo
rs o
n th
e fo
rmal
and
info
rmal
arr
ange
men
ts o
f Civ
il De
fenc
e an
d ou
tlini
ng th
eir r
espo
nsib
ilitie
s dur
ing
even
ts. T
his w
as fo
llow
ed b
y a
simila
r pre
sent
atio
n to
the
thre
e So
uth
Wai
rara
paDi
stric
t Cou
ncil
Com
mun
ity B
oard
s.
•W
aira
rapa
EOC
has b
een
look
ing
to im
prov
e lo
cal e
mer
genc
y co
mm
unic
atio
ns w
ith th
e N
Z Fi
re S
ervi
ce in
the
even
t of
a la
rge
scal
e ev
ent.
Wor
k ha
s bee
n co
nduc
ted
to o
ptim
ise th
e us
e of
the
NZF
S po
rtab
le sa
telli
te c
omm
unic
atio
ns
syst
em.
Wai
rara
paco
mm
enta
ry c
ontin
ued.
86
•W
aira
rapa
Ope
ratio
nal R
eadi
ness
staf
f mem
bers
hav
e at
tend
ed tw
o ex
tern
al e
xerc
ises o
ver t
he y
ear,
incl
udin
gEx
erci
se R
auor
aw
hich
was
a Po
lice
led
tabl
e to
p ex
erci
se. T
he o
ther
was
a W
aira
rapa
Dist
rict H
ealth
Boa
rd
exer
cise
invo
lvin
g pr
imar
y ca
re st
akeh
olde
rs in
clud
ing
GP's,
Pha
rmac
ies a
ndM
edic
al C
entr
es.
•Th
e W
aira
rapa
Tsun
ami R
espo
nse
Plan
has
bee
n de
velo
ped
as a
par
t of t
he g
roup
wid
e re
spon
se d
ocum
enta
tion.
•So
uth
Wai
rara
paDi
stric
t Cou
ncil
elec
ted
mem
bers
and
thei
r CE
visit
ed th
e EO
C fo
r fam
iliar
isatio
n an
d kn
owle
dge
build
ing
on th
e fo
rmal
ised
proc
esse
s and
act
iviti
es th
at a
re c
arrie
d ou
t by
Civi
l Def
ence
.
•Th
e EO
C IC
T up
grad
e is
alm
ostc
ompl
ete.
Thi
s inc
lude
s a sa
telli
te in
tern
et b
ack-
up c
onne
ctio
n, a
lapt
op tr
olle
y w
hich
al
low
s for
rem
ote
upda
ting,
bat
tery
bac
kup
for p
ower
out
ages
, prin
ter a
nd sc
anne
r.
•Th
e O
pera
tiona
l Rea
dine
ss te
am h
ave
assis
ted
the
Com
mun
ity R
esili
ence
team
with
supp
ort a
t fai
rs, c
omm
unity
re
silie
nce
plan
s, b
usin
ess s
ympo
sium
, age
d re
siden
tial c
are
sym
posiu
m a
nd a
ned
ucat
ion
sym
posiu
m.
The
year
has
seen
a la
rge
jum
p in
EO
C st
aff n
umbe
rs, f
rom
12 to
31
in to
tal.
This
has
mea
nt th
ere
are
now
two
shift
s th
at st
aff t
he E
OC.
Thi
s was
pos
sibl
e w
ith M
aste
rton
Dist
rict C
ounc
il co
mm
ittin
g 20
new
staf
f tha
t are
not
invo
lved
in
core
cou
ncil
func
tions
dur
ing
an e
mer
genc
y.
The
tota
l EO
C st
aff c
onsi
st m
ainl
y of
MDC
staf
f, su
pple
men
ted
by S
outh
Wai
rara
paDi
stric
t Cou
ncil
and
Gre
ater
W
ellin
gton
Reg
iona
l Cou
ncil.
Wai
rara
paEO
C st
aff g
et m
uch
need
ed b
oost
in n
umbe
rs
87
BBusin
ess a
nd D
evel
opm
ent
•Fa
cilit
ated
the
CDEM
Gro
up M
anag
ers F
orum
. Thi
s inc
lude
d th
e 15
of t
he 1
6 CD
EM G
roup
Man
ager
s acr
oss
New
Zea
land
. Thi
s was
ver
y su
cces
sful
with
man
y to
pics
disc
usse
d an
d in
form
atio
n sh
ared
.
•Re
alig
ned
the
stra
tegi
c pl
anni
ng c
ycle
s of t
he C
DEM
Gro
up to
bet
ter i
nteg
rate
with
loca
l Cou
ncil
LTP
plan
ning
cyc
les.
•Co
ntin
ued
mon
itorin
g of
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
WRE
MO
201
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16 A
nnua
l Pla
n. D
evel
oped
and
fin
alise
d th
e 20
16/2
017
Annu
al P
lan.
•Co
ntin
ued
enha
ncem
ent o
f WRE
MO
’s vi
sual
wor
kpla
ce.
•En
hanc
ing
ICT
syst
ems (
new
com
pute
rs, p
hone
s, su
ppor
t). A
ppoi
ntm
ent o
f an
IT S
uppo
rt p
erso
n fo
r an
addi
tiona
l 6 m
onth
fixe
d te
rm c
ontr
act.
•Pr
ojec
t sup
port
to o
ther
WRE
MO
team
s (e.
g. T
rain
ing
deve
lopm
ent,
EOC
Upg
rade
s and
Red
Cro
ss A
pp).
•En
gage
men
t with
haz
ards
pla
nnin
g an
d ris
k m
anag
emen
t sta
keho
lder
s.
88
Busi
ness
and
Dev
elop
men
t
89
Risk
Reg
iste
rsLo
cal r
isk re
gist
ers h
ave
been
dev
elop
ed fo
r bot
h Po
rirua
and
Low
er H
utt,
with
the
inpu
t of c
ounc
il st
aff,
lifel
ines
, DH
Bs, R
egio
nal P
ublic
Hea
lth, E
mer
genc
y Se
rvic
es, W
REM
O
Staf
f and
wel
fare
age
ncie
s, a
nd fo
cus o
n th
e co
nseq
uenc
es
of e
mer
genc
y ev
ents
(rat
her t
han
the
indi
vidu
al
haza
rds)
.So
me
of th
e hi
gh ri
sks i
dent
ified
are
the
wel
fare
of
chi
ldre
n an
d yo
ung
peop
le, t
he a
bilit
y of
hos
pita
ls an
d ot
her m
edic
al fa
cilit
ies t
o op
erat
e, fu
el su
pply
and
di
strib
utio
n, ro
ad a
cces
s and
acc
ess a
nd re
stor
atio
n of
po
tabl
e w
ater
.
The
regi
ster
s also
iden
tify
miti
gatio
n (b
oth
in p
lace
, und
er
deve
lopm
ent a
nd p
ropo
sed)
, tha
t hav
e be
en id
entif
ied
to
addr
ess t
he ri
sks.
This
help
s to
supp
ort c
ounc
ils, l
ifelin
e ag
enci
es a
nd w
elfa
re a
genc
ies i
n th
e pr
iorit
isatio
n of
thei
r w
ork
prog
ram
mes
.
An a
dded
ben
efit
of th
e de
velo
pmen
t wor
ksho
ps w
as th
e re
pres
enta
tives
of a
wid
e va
riety
of a
genc
ies d
iscus
sed
thei
r un
ders
tand
ing
of th
e lo
cal r
isks a
nd sh
ared
thei
r age
ncy’
s w
ork
prog
ram
s.
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mpl
eted
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atio
n sh
arin
g se
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ar
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plet
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ness
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rmat
ion
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ing
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inar
sA
num
ber o
f sem
inar
s wer
e he
ld fo
r WRE
MO
staf
f inc
ludi
ng:
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arlo
tte
Will
iam
s and
Misc
ha H
ill (W
REM
O) o
n th
eir s
econ
dmen
t to
the
Wha
ngan
ui F
lood
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spon
se;
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rry
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aven
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REM
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n he
r exp
erie
nce
as L
ogist
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anag
er a
t a la
rge
rura
l fire
in N
orth
land
;�
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n G
len
and
Sara
h G
aude
n-In
g (W
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O) o
n th
e Ha
wke
s Ba
y’s T
eM
atau
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yd (R
ed C
ross
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tech
nolo
gica
l inn
ovat
ions
in re
spon
se, p
artic
ular
ly in
the
Paci
fic;
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in D
awe
(Gre
ater
Wel
lingt
on R
egio
nal C
ounc
il) o
n th
e Re
gion
al N
atur
al H
azar
d M
anag
emen
t Str
ateg
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Paul
Mal
lison
(Met
serv
ice)
on
wea
ther
and
the
proc
ess
by w
hich
wea
ther
wat
ches
and
war
ning
s are
issu
ed.
Get
Pre
pare
d W
ebsi
te
The
Get
Pre
pare
d w
ebsit
e is
one
of W
REM
O’s
prim
ary
mea
ns o
f com
mun
icat
ing
with
the
publ
ic. T
he w
ebsit
e ha
s bee
n re
gula
rly u
pdat
ed
to re
flect
WRE
MO
’s pr
omot
ions
suc
h as
Nei
ghbo
urs D
ay a
nd S
hake
out,
the
volu
ntee
r tra
inin
g an
d va
rious
com
mun
ity w
orks
hops
.
In O
ctob
er 2
015
a ne
w w
izard
was
rele
ased
to si
mpl
ify th
e pr
oces
s of
upd
atin
g th
e w
ebsit
e. T
rain
ing
was
pro
vide
d to
PIM
s in
Wel
lingt
on,
Kapi
ti, U
pper
Hut
t, Hu
tt C
ity, P
oriru
aan
d G
reat
er W
ellin
gton
. The
PIM
s w
ere
also
pro
vide
d w
ith a
n up
date
d us
er g
uide
and
a o
ne p
age
quic
k re
fere
nce
guid
e.
Nat
ural
Haz
ards
Str
ateg
yTh
e Re
gion
al P
lann
ing
Man
ager
s Gro
up a
re w
orki
ng to
dev
elop
a re
gion
al N
atur
al H
azar
ds S
trat
egy
to im
prov
e cr
oss
coun
cil p
lann
ing,
this
proj
ect i
s bei
ng m
anag
ed b
y GW
RC. W
REM
O h
ave
been
invo
lved
in th
e de
velo
pmen
t of t
he st
rate
gy to
ens
ure
that
it c
onsid
ers b
oth
risk
redu
ctio
n an
d fo
rms
a ba
sis fo
r res
pons
e pl
anni
ng.
WRE
MO
are
also
supp
ortin
g th
e on
goin
g co
mm
unity
con
sulta
tion
on th
e st
rate
gy,
thro
ugh
Face
book
pos
ts a
nd jo
int p
rese
nce
at la
rge
com
mun
ity fa
irs a
roun
d th
e re
gion
.
Com
mon
Ale
rtin
g Pr
otoc
ol
In 2
015
WRE
MO
par
tner
ed w
ith th
e N
ew Z
eala
nd R
ed
Cros
s to
impl
emen
t the
ir in
tern
atio
nal H
azar
d Ap
p in
N
ew Z
eala
nd.
As w
ell a
s pro
vidi
ng in
form
atio
n ab
out
New
Zea
land
’s ha
zard
scap
e, a
nd h
ow p
eopl
e ca
n re
spon
d to
an
emer
genc
y th
e H
azar
d Ap
p pr
ovid
es a
m
eans
by
whi
ch a
genc
ies s
uch
as W
REM
O c
an se
nd
aler
ts to
mem
bers
of t
he p
ublic
.
As a
resu
lt of
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
Red
Cros
s Ap
p a
natio
nal w
orki
ng g
roup
was
est
ablis
hed
to
impl
emen
t the
inte
rnat
iona
l ale
rtin
g st
anda
rd –
Com
mon
Ale
rtin
g Pr
otoc
ol (C
AP) i
nto
New
Ze
alan
d.Th
e W
orki
ng G
roup
has
sup
port
from
cen
tral
go
vern
men
t age
ncie
s (in
clud
ing
the
Depa
rtm
ent o
f In
tern
al A
ffairs
, Min
istry
of H
ealth
and
MCD
EM) a
nd
aler
ting
agen
cies
(inc
ludi
ng G
eone
t, M
etse
rvic
ean
d CD
EM G
roup
s).
By a
dopt
ing
CAP,
age
ncie
s in
New
Ze
alan
d w
ill h
ave
a co
nsist
ent f
orm
at a
nd
stan
dard
ised
prio
rity
for s
endi
ng a
lert
s.
91
Busi
ness
and
Dev
elop
men
t
WRE
MO
bud
get s
ettin
g, re
port
ing
and
proc
essin
g of
ex
pend
iture
is m
anag
ed.
Supp
ort i
s pro
vide
d to
Com
mun
ity R
esili
ence
and
O
pera
tiona
l Rea
dine
ss o
n bu
dget
ary
mat
ters
.
Fina
nce
Pett
y ca
sh is
reco
ncile
d as
requ
ired
and
corr
ectly
adm
inist
ered
.
92
Agre
ed p
ortio
ns o
f Cou
ncils
CDE
M b
udge
ts a
re a
dmin
istra
ted
by W
REM
O.
Exist
ing
polic
ies a
re re
view
ed, a
nd n
ew p
olic
ies a
re d
evel
oped
as
requ
ired.
Revi
sed
or n
ew p
olic
ies a
re d
istrib
uted
to a
ll W
REM
O st
aff.
Polic
y an
d st
rate
gic
plan
ning
•Th
is ye
ar W
REM
O c
omm
ence
d th
e ad
min
istra
tion
of th
e co
unci
ls re
mai
ning
CDE
M b
udge
ts. T
his
chan
ge h
as sh
own
incr
ease
d ef
fect
iven
ess i
n so
me
area
s as W
REM
O h
as b
een
able
to c
entr
alise
se
rvic
e co
ntra
cts.
An
exam
ple
of th
is is
the
mai
nten
ance
of l
ocal
radi
o ne
twor
k, sa
telli
te
com
mun
icat
ions
link
s and
the
proc
urem
ents
of
stan
dard
ised
EOC
equi
pmen
t. Th
is pr
oces
s will
co
ntin
ue n
ext y
ear w
ill c
ontin
ues r
efin
emen
ts a
nd
furt
her c
entr
alisa
tion
as re
quire
d.
WRE
MO
Info
rmat
ion
Sem
inar
s (ex
tern
al a
udie
nces
)Th
is se
min
ar se
ries w
as e
stab
lishe
d by
WRE
MO
as a
le
arni
ng o
ppor
tuni
ty fo
r att
ende
es, b
ut a
lso
an
oppo
rtun
ity fo
r cou
ncil
staf
f and
scie
ntist
s aro
und
the
regi
on to
pre
sent
info
rmat
ion.
The
follo
win
g in
form
atio
n sh
arin
g se
min
ars w
ere
held
in 2
015/
16:
•Br
ett M
ulla
n, N
IWA
on th
e im
plic
atio
ns o
f the
El N
iño
wea
ther
pat
tern
on
the
Wel
lingt
on re
gion
over
the
com
ing
mon
ths;
•Ry
an P
aulik
of N
IWA
on th
e re
side
ntia
l bui
ldin
gda
mag
e ca
used
by
the
Wha
ngan
ui fl
oods
of 2
015;
•M
ike
Men
donc
a, W
ellin
gton
City
Cou
ncil
on th
e W
ellin
gton
's Ch
ief R
esili
ence
Off
icer
and
the
Rock
efel
ler
100
Resi
lient
Citi
es In
itiat
ive;
and
•
Lisa
McL
aren
, WRE
MO
on
the
Dece
mbe
r 201
5 Pa
ris C
limat
e Ch
ange
conf
eren
ce w
hich
she
atte
nded
as a
m
embe
r of t
he N
ew Z
eala
nd Y
outh
Del
egat
ion.
93
Busi
ness
and
Dev
elop
men
t
The
cont
ent o
n th
e w
ebsit
e is
up-to
-dat
e.
IT &
Web
site Effe
ctiv
e IT
supp
ort i
s pro
vide
d to
WRE
MO
staf
f.
Tech
nica
l sup
port
for t
he d
evel
opm
ent a
nd im
plem
enta
tion
of E
MIS
is p
rovi
ded.
94
Good
wor
king
rela
tions
hips
are
fost
ered
and
mai
ntai
ned
with
Cou
ncil
IT st
aff.
All a
dmin
istra
tive
requ
irem
ents
of t
he C
DEM
Gro
up Jo
int
Com
mitt
ee a
re m
et.
All a
dmin
istra
tive
requ
irem
ents
of t
he C
DEM
com
mitt
ees
are
met
.
A ce
ntra
lised
libr
ary
at T
horn
don
is m
aint
aine
d.
The
follo
win
g re
gist
ers a
re re
gula
rly u
pdat
ed: I
nter
agen
cy
cont
act l
ist, a
nd p
rocu
rem
ent r
egist
ers.
Adm
inis
trat
ion
•An
ICT
audi
t was
car
ried
out b
y an
ext
erna
l ICT
co
nsul
tanc
y co
mpa
ny. O
ne o
f the
find
ings
is th
at
WRE
MO
’s IC
T is
wel
l adv
ance
d an
d in
line
with
the
new
est t
echn
olog
y.•
WRE
MO
’s IC
T su
ppor
t has
exc
elle
d ov
er th
e pa
st
year
with
new
tech
nolo
gy im
plem
ente
d an
d a
coup
le o
f ‘co
ntra
ct’ s
taff
empl
oyed
to a
ssist
team
m
embe
rs•
Ove
r the
pas
t yea
r we
have
seen
an
incr
ease
in th
e nu
mbe
r of p
artn
ers w
ho a
re u
tilizi
ng th
e W
EMO
EO
C fo
r mee
tings
and
trai
ning
s. T
his i
s pos
itive
as i
t co
ntin
ues t
o de
velo
p an
d m
aint
ain
our
rela
tions
hips
with
our
par
tner
s.•
Som
e ex
ampl
es o
f the
adm
inist
rativ
e su
ppor
t pr
ovid
ed th
is ye
ar in
clud
es, c
ater
ing
and
man
agem
ent o
f roo
m b
ooki
ngs,
min
utes
and
tr
ansc
ripts
for a
var
iety
of m
eetin
gs, a
dmin
istra
tion
of th
e vo
lunt
eer t
rain
ing
prog
ram
me.
Chan
ges t
o CD
EM S
trat
egic
Pla
nnin
g Cy
cles
This
yea
r the
Bus
ines
s and
Dev
elop
men
t Tea
m
prop
osed
the
re-a
lignm
ent o
f the
CDE
M G
roup
st
rate
gic p
lann
ing
cycl
es to
ens
ure
ther
e is
mor
e in
tegr
atio
n be
twee
n co
unci
ls a
nd C
DEM
pl
anni
ng. T
he a
ppro
ved
chan
ge se
es th
e G
roup
Pl
an m
ove
to a
6 y
ear c
ycle
, the
Bus
ines
s Pla
n to
a
3 ye
ar cy
cle
and
the
Annu
al P
lan
rem
ains
un
chan
ged.
Thi
s will
ens
ure
that
the
Gro
up P
lan
and
Busi
ness
Pla
n w
ill n
ow in
form
the
LTP
as
thei
r dev
elop
men
t will
be
in-s
ync.
95
Busi
ness
and
Dev
elop
men
t
Staf
f pro
vide
supp
ort t
o al
l oth
er b
usin
ess u
nits
to a
ssist
in
mee
ting
WRE
MO
obj
ectiv
es a
nd g
oals.
Have
the
WRE
MO
miss
ion,
visi
on a
nd v
alue
s visi
ble
to a
ll W
REM
O st
aff.
One
team
bui
ldin
g ev
ent f
or a
ll W
REM
O st
aff.
Valu
es
Prom
ote
CDEM
Gro
up in
tere
sts a
s par
t of t
he
Nat
ural
Haz
ards
Str
ateg
y.
Plan
ning
Man
ager
s Gro
up
96
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y
Any
inci
dent
s ar
e lo
gged
as p
er G
reat
er W
ellin
gton
Pol
icy.
•Th
ree
WRE
MO
staf
f mem
bers
(one
form
eac
h te
am) h
ave
form
ed a
subg
roup
to p
rogr
ess
EMIS
. Suc
cess
ful w
orks
hops
wer
e he
ld a
nd a
tr
aini
ng p
rogr
amm
eha
s bee
n de
velo
ped
and
deliv
ered
to a
ll W
REM
O st
aff.
•Th
e ne
w H
ealth
and
Saf
ety
at W
ork
Oct
ober
(2
015)
was
impl
emen
ted
in A
pril
this
year
. The
Ac
t has
seve
ral i
mpl
icat
ions
for W
REM
O a
nd
base
d on
ext
erna
l leg
al a
dvic
e, W
REM
O h
as
prep
ared
its o
wn
proc
edur
es a
nd re
port
ing
mec
hani
sms r
egar
ding
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y.
Supp
ortin
g th
e de
velo
pmen
t of
the
Regi
onal
Nat
ural
Haz
ards
Stra
tegy
(RN
HS)
WRE
MO
has
bee
n su
ppor
ting
GWRC
in e
ngag
ing
the
publ
ic a
s par
t of t
he d
evel
opm
ent o
f the
re
gion
al N
atur
al H
azar
d St
rate
gy.
At se
vera
l of
the
maj
or fe
stiv
als i
n th
e re
gion
WRE
MO
and
the
Nat
ural
Haz
ard
Stra
tegy
team
hav
e sh
ared
a
stan
d.Th
is p
artn
ersh
ip h
as e
nabl
ed th
e pu
blic
to
prov
ide
inpu
t int
o ho
w th
ey th
ink
natu
ral
haza
rds s
houl
d be
man
aged
and
at t
he sa
me
time
rece
ive
supp
ort o
n ho
w to
pre
pare
for a
n em
erge
ncy.
97