Civil Defence | Emergency Management

All New Zealanders are now asked to be prepared to manage on their own - or as a family group - for the first three days after a disaster.

It can simply take that long for help to arrive, so making preparations in advance can ensure self-sufficiency and minimise distress.

In the event of an emergency, Neighbourhood Support will work with Civil Defence and other emergency services to bring relief.

Meanwhile, tune your radio to your local station as Civil Defence will broadcast messages and instructions as soon as possible. If it's a serious disaster it may take some time before this happens.

Kāpiti Coast District Council is a member of the Wellington Region Emergency Management Group.

 

Are you Ready

Each household should have a plan of exactly what to do in the event of an emergency and display it somewhere visible to everyone. Households shoul...

Christchurch Earthquake

Donations of money is the best form of help we can give to the people of Christchurch.

Earthquakes

The Kāpiti Coast District Council is a tectonically active area.  There are five known faults traversing the Kāpiti Coast District – Ohariu Fault,...

Fire Restrictions and Alerts

The current fire danger for the Kāpiti District is Moderate.

Floods

Floods are a common hazard in the Kāpiti Region.  A flood becomes dangerous when: the water is travelling very fast the water is very deep the floo...

Tsunami

The Kāpiti Coast is considered to have a very low level of risk from a damaging or catastrophic tsunami. In preparation for the unlikely event of a...

Welfare Centres

When activated, Civil Defence Welfare Centres are opened by volunteer staff at the following locations: Otaki: Memorial Hall, Main Street Te Horo: ...

Schools Resource

The Ministry of Civil Defence Emergency Management has developed a schools resource to help teachers and children learn together about emergency...

In an emergency, dial 111, for:

  • police
  • fire - including Rural Fire
  • ambulance

Ring this number if lives or property are at risk. 

Kāpiti Coast District Council Emergency Contact Details

  • 24 Hours: 04 296 4700 or
  • Freephone: 0800 486 486

Other emergency contact details:

  • Electra: 0800 567 876
  • Gas: 0800 802 332

Documents for download

It's easy - Get prepared for an emergency (PDF, 12 pages, 663Kb)

It's easy - Know your tsunami zone (PDF, 12 pages, 1Mb)

Kāpiti Coast District Council Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan (PDF, 50 pages, 428Kb)

Useful links

Wellington Region Emergency Management Group
NZ Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management (CDEM)
Neighbourhood Support
Earthquake Commission (EQC)
Institure of Geological & Nuclear Sciences (GNS)
GeoNet
National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
The Meteorological Service of NZ