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Funding from Budget 2019 will establish a new national agency to strengthen New Zealand’s emergency management system, Minister of Civil Defence Hon Kris Faafoi said today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

Hon Kris Faafoi will attend the “Tech for Humanity” meeting of G7 Digital Ministers in Paris next week, and has added a further number of cyber engagements to planned travel to support the Government’s focus on international collaboration on cyber issues.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Civil Defence
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs
  • Customs

The Government has announced an extra $400,000 to help West Coasters recover from the devastating March floods. A medium-scale adverse event in the Westland District has also now been declared.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Agriculture
  • Civil Defence
  • Conservation
  • Environment

Projects planning for earthquakes from the Hikurangi subduction zone and improving Maori community engagement are among those receiving Government funding to support regions in building resilience to natural disasters and other emergencies, Minister of Civil Defence Hon Kris Faafoi announced today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Minister of Civil Defence Kris Faafoi and Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor have confirmed further Government support for the Tasman community, to help small businesses and animal welfare orga

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Prime Minister
  • Agriculture
  • Civil Defence

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Minister of Civil Defence Kris Faafoi and Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor have confirmed initial Government support for the Tasman community for people affected by the fires.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Prime Minister
  • Civil Defence

Almost twice as many people received the test Civil Defence emergency alert to their mobile phone at its last test – meaning more New Zealanders than ever are capable of getting a heads-up in an emergency.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

Long serving emergency managers in the health sector have been recognised by Civil Defence Minister Kris Faafoi at the Health Emergency Managers Forum today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

World Tsunami Awareness Day today (Monday 5) is an opportunity for New Zealanders to find out more about tsunami and how to prepare for them, Minister of Civil Defence Hon Kris Faafoi says.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

Work on a weather station is underway to help Tokelau build its knowledge of and resilience to climate change, Civil Defence Minister Kris Faafoi announced today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

Civil Defence Minister Kris Faafoi helped deliver emergency supplies from New Zealand to Tokelau today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

Getting your household prepared for a disaster could take just five minutes, Minister of Civil Defence Hon Kris Faafoi says, and they could be the best five minutes you’ve ever spent.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

Helping communities prepare and respond to emergencies by ensuring they are well-informed and ready has never been more important, Minister of Civil Defence Hon Kris Faafoi says.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

With just over two months to go until the ShakeOut national earthquake drill and tsunami hikoi, already half a million participants have signed up.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

Minister of Civil Defence Hon Kris Faafoi says a Wellington initiative to translate emergency information into 15 languages will help keep diverse communities safe.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

Minister of Civil Defence Kris Faafoi has welcomed the news that Wellingtonians will have access to 20 litres of emergency water from day eight after a major earthquake, but reminded people that everyone needs to prepare for emergencies.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

Minister of Civil Defence Hon Kris Faafoi has announced funding for five additional projects in regional New Zealand to enhance resilience to natural hazards.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

Minister of Civil Defence Hon Kris Faafoi is travelling to Gisborne this afternoon to see what support the community needs to recover from the extreme weather hitting the area.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

Minister of Civil Defence Hon Kris Faafoi today launched New Zealand ShakeOut 2018, the national earthquake drill and tsunami hīkoi, at Wilford School in Lower Hutt.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

Significant Contributions to Civil Defence Emergency Management have been recognised by Minister of Civil Defence Kris Faafoi at an event in Wellington tonight.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

Minister of Civil Defence Kris Faafoi says today’s meeting with Ara Tahi, Greater Wellington’s iwi forum, will allow him to hear how the region deals with the wide range of hazards and emergencies it faces and to seek feedback to improve New Zealand’s Civil Defence system.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

Deaf communities will have improved access to emergency information as the result of a new agreement signed today, says Civil Defence Minister Hon Kris Faafoi.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

Minister of Civil Defence Kris Faafoi says he expects to learn a lot from his visit to Gisborne tomorrow as he seeks feedback about improvements to New Zealand’s Civil Defence Emergency Management system.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence