- Emergency planning with a wide range of community agencies
- Training emergency management personnel
- Public education on emergency preparedness
- Providing facilities and equipment for emergency response
- Co-ordinating the response to and recovery from emergency events
Hazards relevant to Dunedin
Radio stations and media channels
Radio stations and other media are a good way to keep up to date with the latest local information reports. Below is a list of sources of information for Dunedin.
Radio Stations
Radio Dunedin - 1305 AM, 95.4 & 106.7FM
More FM - 97.4 FM
The Hits - 89.4 FM
The Breeze 98.2 FM
Magic Talk - 96.6 FM
Newstalk ZB - 1044AM
RNZ National - 101.4 FM
RNZ National - 810 AM
OAR FM - 105.4 FM, 1575 AM
Community Emergency Hubs
Community Plans and Guides
Community Guides to Emergencies
We have put together a series of local guides to emergencies for several of Dunedin's communities. These are a short, ready-reference guide with information about local hazards and practical tips for preparedness. You can download them all below.
- Aramoana Community Guide (2 MB)
- Blueskin Bay (2 MB)
- Long Beach Pūrākaunui (2 MB)
- Mosgiel Taieri Community Guide (3 MB)
- Southern Coastal (2 MB)
- Southern Urban (3 MB)
- Strath Taieri (3 MB)
- Waikouaiti Karitane (2 MB)
- West Harbour Community Guide (3 MB)
- Otago Peninsula (2 MB)
- Saddle Hill/Green Island (3 MB)
We are continuing to work with communities across Dunedin to develop capability and resilience within each community so that they can prepare for and respond to emergencies.
Emergency Management Otago, working with members of each community are working to identify appropriate response venues and areas of vulnerability.
To enquire about getting involved in your community please contact the Emergency Management Otago – Dunedin based team on 03 4774000 or email civil.defence@dcc.govt.nz .
A previous version of the Mosgiel / Taieri Community Response Guide is still available here Guide PDF (2MB) and printable PDF (8MB).
Volunteers
If you're interested in offering your services as a Civil defence volunteer, there are a number of organisations you can contact.
For general volunteering information and options, contact Volunteering Otago, phone 03 471 6206, https://volunteersouth.org.nz/volunteers/emergency-volunteering
If you would like to help out in a welfare capacity contact:
The Red Cross, phone 03 477 1527: www.redcross.org.nz/get-involved/volunteer-opportunities/
If you would like to help out in an operations capacity, contact:
LandSAR: www.landsar.org.nz
The Red Cross, phone 03 477 1527: https://www.redcross.org.nz/what-we-do/in-new-zealand/disaster-management/join-our-disaster-welfare-and-support-team/
The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications group provide technical telecommunication support to emergency operations: http://www.nzart.org.nz/arec/
About Emergency Management
Emergencies and disasters can strike at any time so it's important that everyone in the community is prepared.
Emergency Management is an integrated activity that involves many agencies, such as the council, emergency services and social service organisations, to ensure a successful community response.
Emergency Management Officers help promote and enable our communities to be aware of, and resilient to the hazards they may face. This is achieved through activities such as:
Red Cross Hazard App
Download the New Zealand Red Cross Hazard App (free) from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store: Hazard App
The Hazard App is a free life-saving app for smartphones and tablets. The app helps you identify, prepare and respond to hazards in New Zealand. The app is pre-loaded with information about hazards including floods, earthquakes, tsunami, fire, weather, epidemics and biosecurity risks. The Hazard App enables you to receive official emergency warnings and alerts according to your location or the locations of your friends and family.