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• National Geohazards Monitoring Centre goes live

  Posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: emergencies, services, disasters
  Beehive press release: 12th December 2018 New Zealand now has around the clock experts on the lookout to help keep the public safe from geological hazards, with today’s opening of a world-first monitoring centre

• New Selwyn tsunami plan effective

  Posted: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: planning, emergencies, disasters
  Selwyn District Council media release: 12th November 2018 Council’s new tsunami plan was tested during a scenario exercise held recently. The exercise was an opportunity to test the Council’s recently updated Selwyn Tsunami Plan

• A new emergency alert system is coming!

  Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: emergencies, disasters, information
  The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management (MCDEM) is leading the implementation of a new nationwide emergency alert channel

• Smart response to post-quake building checks

  Posted: Wednesday, November 08, 2017 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake, disasters, emergencies, built environment
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 6th November 2017 Christchurch City Council is working with local partners to develop a rapid response to post-earthquake building assessment

• Short-term flooding solution for Southshore

  Posted: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: emergencies, prevention, water
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 10th October 2017 Christchurch City Council has agreed on a short-term plan for protecting properties in an area of Southshore and South New Brighton vulnerable to tidal flooding

• Recovery expert suggests taking time to stop and reflect

  Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 in: Earthquake With tags: recovery, mental wellbeing, emergencies
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 15th March 2017 A renowned Australian psychologist who helped Cantabrians through the 2011 earthquakes has returned to the city to meet with those affected by February’s Port Hills fire

• Message from All Right: Give something great

  Posted: Thursday, December 01, 2016 in: Healthy Christchurch Notices With tags: newsletter, earthquake recovery, resilience, mental wellbeing, emergencies
  You doing all right? It's been nearly two weeks since we were all jolted awake in the early hours of the morning

• All Right? Campaign update: November 2016

  Posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 in: Healthy Christchurch Notices With tags: families, newsletter, maori, resilience, mental wellbeing, pacific, emergencies
  Kia ora It’s hard to believe it hasn’t even been two weeks since the the earth started rumbling again

• Coastal residents urged to have evacuation plan

  Posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake, emergencies
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 18th November 2016 Residents living in coastal areas of Christchurch are being urged to have an evacuation plan in place in case the earthquakes hitting the South Island trigger a tsunami

• Building owners responsible for safety checks

  Posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake, safety, emergencies, built environment
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 18th November 2016 Building owners are being reminded of their role in keeping tenants safe in the wake of Kaikoura's 7.8 magnitude earthquake

• Message from All Right: We hope this finds you all right

  Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 in: Healthy Christchurch Notices With tags: earthquake, resilience, mental wellbeing, emergencies
  You doing ok? Sunday night's shake was a real rude awakening, and the aftershocks haven't made things any easier. It's been awful seeing towns cut off, with no power and water, and significant property damage. It will take some time to recover

• Not Just High-Vis and Hard Hats

  Posted: Thursday, October 15, 2015 in: Resources and Information With tags: Community development, Community Groups, research, non-profit, emergencies
  The Council of Social Services in Christchurch just released their report on the role of the non-profit sector in civil defence, entitled "Not Just High-Vis and Hard Hats: The non-profit sector in disaster risk reduction, readiness, response and recovery"

• Alpine fault earthquake will produce challenges

  Posted: Thursday, April 23, 2015 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake, research, emergencies
  University of Canterbury media release: 23rd April 2015 A University of Canterbury geological sciences researcher says an alpine fault earthquake is likely to be markedly different to the Canterbury earthquakes, with infrastructure losses potentially exp

• Earthquakes caught people by surprise

  Posted: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake, emergencies
  University of Canterbury media release: 26th February 2015 Christchurch earthquakes demonstrate that people generally do not take any notice of the likely occurrence of rare events, University of Canterbury natural hazards researcher Professor Tim Davies

• Animal welfare still an issue after quakes

  Posted: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake, earthquake recovery, emergencies
  University of Canterbury media release: 18 February 2015 The repercussions of the earthquakes that struck Canterbury four years ago could still be having a detrimental effect on the city’s animals, according to University of Canterbury’s Associate Profes

• Report on how organisations coped with the earthquakes

  Posted: Wednesday, January 07, 2015 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake recovery, research, business, emergencies
  University of Canterbury media release: 22 December 2014 A major University of Canterbury report has found a high level of innovation and adaptability shown by hundreds of organisations in Canterbury following the earthquakes

• Animal welfare lessons from ChCh quakes revealed

  Posted: Wednesday, December 03, 2014 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake, emergencies
  Unviersity of Canterbury media release: 1st December 2014 A new book that explores the impact of the Christchurch earthquakes on animals, and the lessons we can learn in animal welfare from the natural disaster, has been published by Canterbury Universit

• Businesses need to plan better to recover faster from disasters

  Posted: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 in: Earthquake With tags: business, emergencies, recovery
  University of Canterbury media release: Friday 14th November 2014 New Zealand businesses and organisations need to accurately plan better to recover faster from any major disaster, University of Canterbury resilience researcher Dr John Vargo says

• Academic looks at role of post earthquake social services

  Posted: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake recovery, services, support, emergencies
  University of Canterbury media release: Friday 7th November 2014 A just released book by University of Canterbury’s Associate Professor Kate van Heugten examines the experiences of workers and managers from a broad array of human service organisations in

• Data used to improve quake response models for buildings

  Posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake, rebuild, emergencies
  University of Canterbury media release: 25th September 2014 A University of Canterbury engineering research project is evaluating the methods and models used to predict the expected damage to multi-storey reinforced concrete buildings during earthquakes,

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