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Get Ready

1.Home Ready

You and your whānau could be stuck at home for five days or more. Learn what to do if the power's out, you can't get home, or you have to evacuate and build your grab bag, car kit, and household emergency plan.

Get Home Ready

2.Community Ready

Emergencies are easier to get through with support around you. Get to know your neighbours, join your local Neighbourhood Support group, and find out how your marae or school can be part of your community's emergency plan.

Get Community Ready

3.Get Work Ready

You could be stuck at work during an emergency, without transport home. Find out how to identify risks to your business, build an emergency plan for your staff, and put together a Civil Defence cabinet for your workplace.

Get Work Ready

4.Rural Ready

Your animals are your responsibility — make sure they're included in your emergency planning. Learn how to prepare an emergency plan for your farm or lifestyle block, keep your animals identifiable, and put together emergency kits for you and your livestock or pets.

Get Rural Ready