Very proud that our own WCEM Manager Claire Brown is part the NZ EMAT team!
Being part or Emergency management means having the ability to adapt to a wide range of diverse situations, in our local communities but also in other regions too.

Happy fifth anniversary to our fly-in emergency management specialist team, NZ EMAT!
The New Zealand Emergency Management Assistance Team (NZ EMAT) was established in 2019 in response to the Ministerial Review: Better Responses to Natural Disasters and Other Emergencies in New Zealand. EMAT aims to provide New Zealanders a consistent level of support in any emergency, wherever and whenever it happens.
The current EMAT cadre all have day jobs – they work in 23 central and local Government agencies and emergency services. Their specialised skills and significant experience in crisis response and emergency management mean they are well placed to drop everything and “surge in” when they’re needed.
EMAT members are equipped to be self-sufficient and trained to operate in austere post-emergency conditions. Most recently, there were 34 NZ EMAT deployments during the North Island Severe Weather Events in early 2023. Together members contributed 224 days of work.
Read more from EMAT team member Nico Fournier – volcanologist by day, search and rescue expert by night:
https://www.gns.cri.nz/news/contributing-to-the-incredible-work-of-new-zealands-emergency-management-groups/

Good morning everyone,
💦 The latest update from the MetService New Zealand is forecasting heavy rain for Westland.

https://www.metservice.com/rural/regions/westland