Civil Defence and Emergency Management

The Civil Defence organisation for Papakura District is a member of the Auckland Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group (CDEM Group).

Established as part of the nationwide CDEM Groups throughout New Zealand, the CDEM Groups are based on regional boundaries and bring together local councils, emergency services, health boards and other organisations that are involved with emergency management. The Auckland CDEM Group was formally established in June 2003. For more information on the regional group and its new Plan, click here.

Papakura District's Civil Defence was established to bring together the resources required to assist the police, fire and ambulance services. In a state of emergency, these services and the Council may not be able to manage a disaster on their own.

Disasters can occur through natural hazards such as earthquakes, fire, floods and volcanic eruptions, or through other hazards including chemical spills, power failures or interruptions to our essential services, such as water.

Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan

A copy of the Papakura District Council Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, is available here.

Please note, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view these documents. If you do not have a copy installed, you can download it here.

Civil Defence Volunteers

Volunteers are critical to Civil Defence, as there is no full time force standing by in times of emergency. Although the Emergency Coordination Centre is staffed by Council and Emergency Services staff, Papakura has a number of Civil Defence Emergency Welfare Teams comprised of volunteer members of the community.

These Emergency Welfare Teams are trained to open and manage Civil Defence Centres, which could provide food, clothing and shelter to people evacuated from their homes during an emergency. Civil Defence Centres have been designated at the following places:

• Drury School

• Ardmore School

• Alfriston School

• Conifer Grove School

• Strathallan School

• Papakura Marae

• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS)

• Papakura RSA

• St Aidens Church, Takanini

New members are always welcome. Contact the Civil Defence Emergency Management Officer on 09 295 1300 or email to discuss how you can help your community.

Disaster Awareness

Information on Disaster Awareness is available here