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News: tagged with "emergencies"

• A strong sense of community after Selwyn’s recent rain event

  Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: emergencies, flooding, recovery
  Selwyn District Council media release: 14th May 2025 While the heavy rain has stopped and the river levels have receded, the work and efforts of the Selwyn community, the Council, volunteers and roading contractors continues to happen across the district,

• Alpine Fault Roadshow coming to Canterbury

  Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disasters, preparation, earthquake, resilience, emergencies
  Canterbury residents will have a chance to hear from leading earthquake scientists when the award-winning AF8 (Alpine Fault magnitude 8) Roadshow visits selected locations as part of a South Island tour

• Port Hills expansion for fire warning network

  Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: emergencies, prevention
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 17th February 2025 A fire protection network that helps detect the early signs of fire has expanded to four new sites in the Port Hills, all close to the Summit Road

• Get to know your neighbours at community emergency hubs

  Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: community event, emergencies, support, services
  Waiamakariri District Council media release: 27th January 2025 Our Civil Defence Emergency Management team continues to strengthen Waimakariri’s emergency readiness, with four new community emergency hubs opening in February

• Collection truck fire caused by lithium battery

  Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: waste, recycling, emergencies
  Waimakariri District Council media release: 20th January 2024 The Council is urging residents to avoid throwing batteries in their rubbish, after a fire broke out in a kerbside collection truck last week

• Canterbury District moves to a Restricted Fire Season

  Posted: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: prevention, emergencies, summer
  Fire and Emergency NZ media release; 7th January 2025 Fire and Emergency New Zealand is revoking the prohibited fire season put in place in the Canterbury fire district last month, which banned outdoor fires in the area

• Summer safety alert: Beware of rising river levels and unpredictable weather

  Posted: Wednesday, December 18, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: waterways, emergencies, advice, safety
  Environment Canterbury media release: 17th December 2024 Before you head to your favourite river this summer, check for weather warnings - some weather patterns can cause rapid rises in river levels

• Outdoor fires to be restricted in Canterbury and Mid-South Canterbury

  Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: warning, summer, emergencies
  Fire and Emergency New Zealand media release: 10th December 2024 Canterbury and Mid-South Canterbury districts are both moving to restricted fire seasons at 1am on Wednesday 11th December 2024 until further notice

• Responding to coastal environment incidents

  Posted: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: pollution, emergencies, emergency management, waterways, planning, preparation
  Environment Canterbury media release: 29th October 2024 Whether it’s an oil spill, a pollution event, a marine biosecurity incursion or affected wildlife, you may be surprised to know that our coast and harbours team have a response capability to coastal

• Cantabrians urged not to light outdoor fires

  Posted: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: safety, emergencies, prevention, warning, advice
  Fire and Emergency NZ media release: 22nd October 2024 Fire and Emergency New Zealand is asking people in Canterbury not to light outdoor fires over the next few days

• Celebrating completion of a major flood recovery project

  Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disasters, recovery, prevention, repair, emergencies, resilience, flooding
  Environment Canterbury media release: 25th September 2024 Three years after the May 2021 floods, we've completed a significant programme of work to restore Canterbury's resilience to extreme weather events

• Record low water levels across Waitaha Canterbury

  Posted: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: Climate Change, water, land, emergencies, waterways
  Environment Canterbury media release: 28th May 2024 A “moderate adverse event” was declared in Canterbury on 21st March 2024, as El Niño conditions and a warming climate made their mark

• A RAPID number could save your life when seconds count

  Posted: Friday, January 19, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: emergencies, resources
  Hurunui District Council media release: 18th January 2024 When Culverden farmer David Croft needed an ambulance, every second counted

• Sponge Cities: Can they help us survive more intense rainfall?

  Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: Climate Change, research, Report, environmental health, water, emergencies
  A major new research report from the Helen Clark Foundation and WSP in New Zealand is recommending a series of actions to respond to the escalating impacts of climate change-induced extreme rainfall events

• Coastal planning for Lyttelton Harbour takes big step forward

  Posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: Climate Change, Report, emergencies, planning
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 7th June 2023 Christchurch City Council has released two key reports as part of its planning for coastal hazards caused by sea-level rise

• Mosque Attack Widows Share their Stories

  Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: wellbeing, resilience, disasters, emergencies, podcast
  Dozens of women hovered in the female section of Christchurch’s Al-Noor Mosque on 15th March 2019 - their time of worship became a time of terror which shocked the nation to its core

• Animal welfare still an issue after quakes

  Posted: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake, earthquake recovery, emergencies
  University of Canterbury media release: 18 February 2015 The repercussions of the earthquakes that struck Canterbury four years ago could still be having a detrimental effect on the city’s animals, according to University of Canterbury’s Associate Profes

• Report on how organisations coped with the earthquakes

  Posted: Wednesday, January 7, 2015 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake recovery, research, business, emergencies
  University of Canterbury media release: 22 December 2014 A major University of Canterbury report has found a high level of innovation and adaptability shown by hundreds of organisations in Canterbury following the earthquakes

• Animal welfare lessons from ChCh quakes revealed

  Posted: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake, emergencies
  Unviersity of Canterbury media release: 1st December 2014 A new book that explores the impact of the Christchurch earthquakes on animals, and the lessons we can learn in animal welfare from the natural disaster, has been published by Canterbury Universit

• Academic looks at role of post earthquake social services

  Posted: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake recovery, services, support, emergencies
  University of Canterbury media release: Friday 7th November 2014 A just released book by University of Canterbury’s Associate Professor Kate van Heugten examines the experiences of workers and managers from a broad array of human service organisations in

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