Posts Tagged ‘Civil defence’

Are You Prepared for Auckland’s Hazards?

18 June 2019

At our June monthly meeting we were very fortunate to have Auckland Emergency Management’s Melanie Hutton speaking to us about building strong, connected and caring communities to get through any of the natural disasters that can come our way. Click here to see her fantastic presentation on the types of hazards that Auckland is most likely to face, what you can do to prepare your household and how you can stay safe and informed in a natural disaster. Meeting attendees were given some great resources that you can also download from Auckland Emergency Management’s website such as this great brochure called What Would You Do? that has encourages households to make a plan in advance should you face having no water, no power, can’t get home and many other scenarios. Have a read and check out the hazard viewer for an idea of the risks your home might face.

Melanie also spoke about the importance of building community resilience and knowing your neighbour to help each other out should we ever face a natural disaster. So keep up the good work in getting to know the people in your neighbourhood.