Email: paul.allen@otagocdem.govt.nz
Email: paula.cathie@otagocdem.govt.nz
Email: claire.charleton@otagocdem.govt.nz
10 Gorge Road, Queenstown
Email:Jacqui.Lambeth@otagocdem.govt.nz
Email: Jason.Michie@otagocdem.govt.nz
Email: Derek.Shaw@otagocdem.govt.nz
Civil Defence Emergency Managements priority is public safety; reducing the loss of life and injury, and relieving the distress of those affected by the disaster.
If a state of emergency is in force, you must follow all instructions given by emergency services and civil defence.
Its role widens when an official state of national or local emergency is declared under section 68 or section 69 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002. The CDEM Group will decide if an event is so serious that a state of emergency must be declared.
Once a declaration is made the Group Controller is the head of the response and has two key responsibilities:
The Group Controllers are trained in emergency management procedures. The CDEM Group has appointed local controllers for each of the districts within the region under section 27 of the CDEM Act. Within their respective districts, the local controllers manage local emergencies and report to the Group Controller.
Trained and experienced Controllers are pivotal in leading the response to emergencies in each district as well as at the regional level. They hold their authority from the Otago Civil Defence Emergency Management Group and operate under the provisions of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002.
Here is the list of Controllers who are authorised to act in Otago as of 20 June 2023.
Emergency Management Otago
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Matt Alley Richard Saunders Gavin Palmer Steve Rushbrook Laurence Voight
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Dunedin City
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John Christie Sandy Graham Leanne Mash Scott MacLean Robert West Jeanette Wikaira
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Queenstown Lakes District |
Meaghan Miller Tony Avery Ken Bailey
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Waitaki District |
Roger Cook Lichelle Guyan Peter Muldrew David Campbell
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Clutha District
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Jules Witt Gavin Scott Stan Leishman
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Central Otago District |
Sanchia Jacobs Louise van der Voort Dylan Rushbrook Garreth Robinson
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