Media releases and information
Stop influenza in its tracks
23 July, 2010 There have been 10 cases if influenza A H1N1 notified to Waikato District Health Board’s Population Health service in the past two weeks.
Severe weather warning Tongariro
7 June, 2010 A cold southerly flow is expected to strengthen over the North Island overnight Monday as a large low pressure system moves east over central and northern New Zealand.
New CDEM commercials
21 May, 2010 A series of new radio commercials will go to air starting Sunday, 30 May 2010. One of the new commercials features the "sting" alarm that radio stations will use before an MOU announcement.
Rain welcome but still a long way to go with drought’s effects
13 May, 2010 Recent rain in the Waikato, with a forecast of more to come over the next fortnight, is welcome news but the region’s farmers are still under significant pressure because of the drought, says the Waikato Regional Drought Committee.
In the past week, rainfall has generally ranged from three to 50 millimetres in farming areas around the region. Wet weather is forecast for the next fortnight.
Lake Taupo levels extremely low
May 7, 2010 As the drought continues to affect the Waikato, water levels for Lake Taupo have dropped to alarming levels and Taupo District Council is now asking people to watch their water use carefully.
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake 40km East of Turangi
May 5, 2010 A magnitude 5.1 earthquake was widely felt in the Central North Island and Hawkes Bay area at 12.46 today.
Canterbury CDEM Group media release
May 4, 2010 The Canterbury Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Group has acquired voice and data satellite terminals to ensure fast and reliable access to the new Electronic Emergency Management Information System ( EMIS) system.
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Who to contact
Regional, district and city councils have Civil Defence staff who can be contacted for advice and information. Use our contact page to find out more about your local civil defence emergency operating centre. Links to the 3 main Emergency Operating Areas (EOAs) are listed below.
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Waikato Valley Civil Defence
Thames Valley Civil Defence
Southern Civil Defence
River levels, rainfall and flooding information is also available on the Environment Waikato website.