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Consultation Form - Draft Group Plan (Taranaki Emergency Management)

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Feedback must be received by Tuesday 8 April 2025. We strongly recommend you read the plan before having your say. Your feedback will be published in a report to the Coordinated Executive Group and online. All personal details will remain private. All questions in the first section are optional
1) Taranaki CDEM Group (Governance and Management)

We want to ensure strategic direction, roles and responsibilities are clear and understood. We plan to focus on supporting engaged and active leadership that can direct and manage.





2) Mana whenua and Mataawaka partnership

We are committed to growing meaningful partnerships with mana whenua and mataawaka through considered, collaborative engagement. We plan to focus on:

  • Coordinating with partners to expand delivery of our disaster management and resilience (Working on a Memorandum of Understanding with Ngā Iwi o Taranaki)
  • Increase in mana whenua and mataawaka involvement within the Taranaki emergency management system
  • Strong, interwoven relationships between emergency management, mana whenua and mataawaka are developed to enhance the integration of Māori perspectives, values and tikanga within emergency management practices.




3) Reduction

Risk reduction involves analysing risks from hazards to life and property, taking steps to eliminate those risks if practicable, and, if not, reducing the magnitude of their impact and the likelihood of their occurrence to an acceptable level. We plan to focus on ensuring:

  • Hazard risks are well understood, based on up-to-date evidence.
  • Communities, businesses and government organisations take reasonable steps to prevent and/or manage these risks, and planning instruments for the built environment are informed by a robust understanding of current and expected future hazards and enable reduction.




4) Operational Readiness

Operational readiness involves developing operational systems and capabilities before an emergency happens, including making arrangements with emergency services, lifeline utilities, other agencies, and supporting communities to be prepared. Operational readiness is a shared and ongoing responsibility between local territorial authorities and emergency management staff in Taranaki. We plan to focus on ensuring:

  • Identifying and training appropriate personnel (including volunteers) to ensure effective response and recovery.
  • Developing co-created plans, templates, systems, process and procedures to enhance efficiency, effectiveness and consistency across the Taranaki CDEM
  • Equipping all coordination centres with suitable resources.




5) Community Readiness

We are dedicated to delivering aligned, coordinated and targeted community engagement that enhances hazard and risk awareness, supports decision-making and empowers communities to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies. We want all Taranaki community and business readiness to be supported through the use of public education and community engagement activities. Our focus is on:

  • building resilient communities who understand hazards, take action to reduce local hazard risks, and are prepared for residual risk and impacts.




6) Response

Response can be defined as the actions taken immediately before, during or directly after an emergency to protect and preserve life, prevent or limit injury, reduce damage to property, protect the environment and help communities begin to recover.  We plan to focus on ensuring:

  • Operational processes for emergency response are aligned to Coordinated Incident Management Systems (CIMS). Have strong relationship with CDEM partners with clearly defined, established and efficient communication channels during response.
  • Our systems and processes, including geospatial capability information and analysis, support national common operating picture requirements.




7) Recovery

Recovery involves the coordinated efforts and processes used to bring about the immediate, medium and long-term holistic regeneration and enhancement of community following an emergency.

  • We want to ensure support to cultural, physical and emotional well-being of individuals and communities.
  • Reduce future exposure to hazards and their associated risks through strengthening resilience.
  • Take opportunities to regenerate and enhance communities in ways that will meet future needs.




8) Monitoring and Evaluation

Monitoring and Evaluation are key elements of effective policy to ensure compliance with legal obligations, and to assess progress in achieving goals and objectives.

We plan to focus on ensuring:

  • CDEM delivery in Taranaki aligns with the Taranaki CDEM group plan and reflect best practice.