Waitaki

Waitaki District falls partly within the Otago region and partly within the Canterbury region, with 90% of its population living in the Otago region. ​The district incorporates the Ahuriri, Corriedale and Waihemo wards. The district reaches inland from the Waitaki River mouth, up the Waitaki River Valley, through Ohau to the top of the Ahuriri River Valley. It extends south along the east coast beyond Palmerston to Flag Swamp.

About Emergency Management in Waitaki

Waitaki District Council is part of Emergency Management​ Otago which includes the four other local authorities within the Otago region and the Otago Regional Council. ​

Waitaki District​ Council is legislated to provide a coordinated and integrated approach to the way significant risks and hazards are managed in our district across the 4R's:

  • Reduction
  • Readiness
  • Response
  • Recovery 

Hazards relevant to Waitaki

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Earthquakes
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Floods
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Fire
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Landslides
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Storms
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Tsunami

For more information about hazards in the Otago region, visit Otago Regional Council's natural hazards portal

Information before and during an emergency

Before an emergency

For information about emergency preparation and planning, we recommend you visit Get Ready

During an emergency

In an emergency or event, follow your local Council pages and Emergency Management Otago on Facebook or Twitter.

Radio stations are also a great way to stay informed and to hear the latest local updates.

Below is a list of radio frequencies for our district as well as some useful social media links for keeping in touch.

 

Radio Stations


More FM - 100 FM

RNZ National - 101.4 FM & 810 AM

Newstalk ZB - 1395 AM

Oamaru Heritage Radio - 88.3 & 107 FM

Real - 104FM

The Hits - 98.4 FM

Oamaru FM - 91.2FM

The Breeze - 97.6 FM

Social Media

Facebook

- https://www.facebook.com/WaitakiDistrictCouncil/ 

 - https://www.facebook.com/OtagoCDEM/

Twitter 

- @OtagoCDEM

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.

 

Volunteering

If you're interested in offering your services as a volunteer, there are a number of organisations you can contact.

If you would like to help out in a welfare capacity contact:
The Red Cross: www.redcross.org.nz
The Salvation Army: www.salvationarmy.org.nz/about-us/volunteer-with-us

If you would like to help out in an operations capacity, contact:
LandSAR: www.landsar.org.nz
The Red Cross:https://www.redcross.org.nz

Community Response Plans

Local contact

If life or property is at risk - call 111 (fire, police, ambulance)

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADVISOR (WAITAKI)

Ewen Graham
Centennial Memorial Building
1 Severn Street, Oamaru
DDI:  03 434 8561
ewen.graham@otagocdem.govt.nz

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