Survival Kit
Keep together a supply of
- Candles
- Matches/lighter
- Phone Book
- First Aid Kit
- Canned or dried food
- Can opener
- Set of old clothes in plastic bag
- 3l of fresh water per person
- Plastic sheeting or bin liners
- Portable radio and spare batteries
- Torch and spare batteries
- Special needs (medication, glasses, baby food, petfood)
- Important documents (passport,birth certificate)
Use the link below to find out what the fire danger is in your area
Fire
Here you will find out if there are any severe weather warnings in force in New Zealand
Weather
Whakatane Emergency Management
In an emergency dial 111
The Hazard Map is where you can view the natural hazards in our region.
Or if you would like more details from the agencies that monitor these hazards, try the links below.

In any Civil Defence Emergency you could be on your own for up to 3 days.
In order to survive every household should have a survival kit and a plan for what to do in an emergency.
to download a household emergency checklist