Email: paul.allen@otagocdem.govt.nz
Email: dan.andrew@otagocdem.govt.nz
Ewen is a member of the Otago Civil Defence & Emergency Management Team in the role of Emergency Management Officer in the Waitaki District. Ewen’s day to day role is to support the development of resilient communities in the Waitaki District and to assist the Regional Manager in moving the Emergency Management Group’s planning and activities to a higher level of integration and consistency for the long term benefit of all the Communities of Otago.
Ewen’s primary focus is to:
Ewen is based in Waitaki District Council buildings in Oamaru, however he works together with the five Districts of Otago to further strengthen Emergency Management Otago.
Email: Keryn.Robertson@otagocdem.govt.nz
Email: Derek.Shaw@otagocdem.govt.nz
The Civil Defence Emergency Management 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.
Civil Defence is often involved in localised events such as floods and storms, monitoring conditions throughout the troubled district, tracking weather patterns and keeping an overview to ensure safety.
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 CDEM Group response organisation and has two key responsibilities:
The Group Controllers are trained in emergency management procedures. The CDEM Group has also 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 their 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 5 March 2019.
Emergency Management Otago
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Matt Alley Richard Saunders Gavin Palmer Steve Rushbrook Sarah Gardner Lawrence Voight
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Dunedin City
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Sandy Graham
Simon Drew Chris Henderson John Christie
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Queenstown Lakes District |
Meaghan Miller Thunes Cloete Peter Hansby Tony Avery
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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 John Scott Gavin Scott Ian McCabe Stan Leishman
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Central Otago District |
Sanchia Jacobs Louise van der Voort
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