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Wellington Region Conducts Emergency Exercise for Alpine Fault Earthquake Scenario
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Wellington Region Conducts Emergency Exercise for Alpine Fault Earthquake Scenario
Over 500 staff from partner agencies and the Wellington region’s nine councils participated in Exercise Rū Whenua a Rohe this week...
Over 500 staff from partner agencies and the Wellington region’s nine councils participated in Exercise Rū Whenua a Rohe this week...
8/11/2024
Exercise Poseidon: North Island New Zealand Response Teams Practice for a Wellington Earthquake
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For the first time in over 20 years, New Zealand Response Teams (NZRTs) from across the North Island will come together in Wellington to test their ability to respond to...
30/09/2024
Less than one month to go until Wellington steps up for the long walk home!
The countdown is on for the Long Walk Home, with less than one month to go until Wellingtonians put on their walking shoes and head from Wellington City to Porirua.
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7/02/2024
Wellingtonians urged to get prepared to manage own waste following a large earthquake
A new journal paper on emergency sanitation suggests Wellington region residents should be prepared to manage their own toilet waste for a month or more following a major earthquake.
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If a...
29/07/2022
Severe weather and heavy swells on the way for the Wellington region
The Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO) is urging coastal residents in Wellington and the Wairarapa, as well as anyone planning to travel around the region, to be aware of...
20/07/2022
Multi-agency emergency response tested at Sky Stadium
The Wellington Region Civil Defence Emergency Management Group, in partnership with the Regional Partnerships Team from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), exercised a multiagency response to a significant Civil...
30/06/2022
Emergency Management staff practice tsunami scenario
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Council staff and agency representatives from across the Wellington region donned their emergency management vests this week and delved into Exercise Parawhenua – a scenario which focused on a tsunami...
22/07/2021
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