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Wellington Region Conducts Emergency Exercise for Alpine Fault Earthquake Scenario
Wellington Region Conducts Emergency Exercise for Alpine Fault Earthquake Scenario
Over 500 staff from partner agencies and the Wellington region’s nine councils participated in Exercise Rū Whenua a Rohe this week – a scenario designed to simulate the response to a Magnitude 8.2 earthquake on the Alpine Fault.
Research indicates there is a 75% probability of an Alpine Fault earthquake occurring in the next 50 years, with an 82% chance of it being a magnitude 8 or...
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Over 500 staff from partner agencies and the Wellington region’s nine councils participated in Exercise Rū Whenua a Rohe this week – a scenario designed to simulate the response to a Magnitude 8.2 earthquake on the Alpine Fault.
Research indicates there is a 75% probability of an Alpine Fault earthquake occurring in the next 50 years, with an 82% chance of it being a magnitude 8 or...
Exercise Poseidon: North Island New Zealand Response Teams Practice for a Wellington Earthquake
For the first time in over 20 years, New Zealand Response Teams (NZRTs) from across the North Island will come together in Wellington to test...
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Aotearoa's first solar-battery powered Community Emergency Hub
After a major disaster like an earthquake or storm, damaged infrastructure and power outages can make it hard for people to stay connected with loved...
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December 2024 Newsletter
Kia ora!
Summer has officially landed! The warm weather and long days are allowing us to throw open the windows and doors and let that fresh air in!
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Summer has officially landed! The warm weather and long days are allowing us to throw open the windows and doors and let that fresh air in!
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13 Dec 2024
Wellington Region Conducts Emergency Exercise for Alpine Fault Earthquake Scenario
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Wellington Region Conducts Emergency Exercise for Alpine Fault Earthquake Scenario
Over 500 staff from partner agencies and the Wellington region’s nine councils participated in Exercise Rū Whenua a Rohe this week...
Over 500 staff from partner agencies and the Wellington region’s nine councils participated in Exercise Rū Whenua a Rohe this week...
8 Nov 2024
Exercise Poseidon: North Island New Zealand Response Teams Practice for a Wellington Earthquake
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For the first time in over 20 years, New Zealand Response Teams (NZRTs) from across the North Island will come together in Wellington to test their ability to respond to...
30 Sept 2024
September 2024 Newsletter
Kia ora!
The end of winter is here and spring is in the air! Over the next few months those gloves and scarves will slowly make their way to the bottom...
The end of winter is here and spring is in the air! Over the next few months those gloves and scarves will slowly make their way to the bottom...
6 Sept 2024
Aotearoa's first solar-battery powered Community Emergency Hub
After a major disaster like an earthquake or storm, damaged infrastructure and power outages can make it hard for people to stay connected with loved ones and services. This can...
5 Sept 2024
April 2024 Newsletter
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Kia ora!
With summer behind us, the team at WREMO are now looking to the colder months and the challenges winter can bring for the Wellington region.
Over...
With summer behind us, the team at WREMO are now looking to the colder months and the challenges winter can bring for the Wellington region.
Over...
16 Apr 2024
Long Walk Home 2024 a success!
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Nearly 200 people took on the walk from 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮, 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗿𝘂𝗮 (just under 30km)!
Ka mau te wehi to everyone who participated, hopefully you feel a little more prepared...
Ka mau te wehi to everyone who participated, hopefully you feel a little more prepared...
15 Mar 2024
Less than one month to go until Wellington steps up for the long walk home!
The countdown is on for the Long Walk Home, with less than one month to go until Wellingtonians put on their walking shoes and head from Wellington City to Porirua.
The...
The...
7 Feb 2024
November Newsletter
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Community Resilience & Recovery Team UpdateKia ora!
With the silly season just around the corner, the team at WREMO are winding down our activities in the community for the year.
Like our fellow...
With the silly season just around the corner, the team at WREMO are winding down our activities in the community for the year.
Like our fellow...
20 Nov 2023
Annual Public Information Management Forum
We had a fantastic turn out for our regional Public Information Management (PIM) forum held at the Greater Wellington Regional Council in November.
Local council PIM teams and partner agencies gathered...
Local council PIM teams and partner agencies gathered...
8 Nov 2023
Emergency Toilet Campaign Wins Award
WREMO recently won first place in the Readiness and Resilience category at the 2023 EMPA Awards for Excellence in Emergency Communication.
The awards were presented as part of the annual EMPA (Emergency...
The awards were presented as part of the annual EMPA (Emergency...
3 Nov 2023
September 2023 Newsletter
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A new financial year is here and the community resilience team at WREMO are starting to see neighbourhoods come alive with renewed interest in preparedness now the...
A new financial year is here and the community resilience team at WREMO are starting to see neighbourhoods come alive with renewed interest in preparedness now the...
1 Sept 2023
Exercise Mahuika and Whero
Over 400 people across the Wellington region put their training into practise during Exercise Mahuika and Exercise Whero!
The region’s nine councils participated alongside members of Wellington Region Civil Defence Emergency...
The region’s nine councils participated alongside members of Wellington Region Civil Defence Emergency...
10 Jul 2023
Wellington CDEM Group Supports Cyclone Gabrielle Response
The Wellington CDEM Group had over 100 people deploy to support both response and recovery to the Auckland Flooding and Cyclone Gabrielle.
Dedicated staff from across our region's nine councils and...
Dedicated staff from across our region's nine councils and...
28 Feb 2023
December 2022 Newsletter
The year that’s been...
Looking back on the year that’s been...as far as the 20s go 2022 has been a little less topsy turvy. But only a little! It seems the...
Looking back on the year that’s been...as far as the 20s go 2022 has been a little less topsy turvy. But only a little! It seems the...
16 Dec 2022
Exercise Māui
Recently our emergency response centre staff from around te Upoko o te Ika (Wellington region), participated in Exercise Māui – an exercise based on a large wildfire in the Wellington...
7 Sept 2022
WREMO supports the Nelson/Tasman flood response
In August 2022, more than 200 homes were evacuated in the Nelson-Tasman area due to severe flooding from heavy rain.
Four of WREMOs Emergency Managers were deployed to the South Island...
Four of WREMOs Emergency Managers were deployed to the South Island...
5 Sept 2022
Wellingtonians urged to get prepared to manage own waste following a large earthquake
A new journal paper on emergency sanitation suggests Wellington region residents should be prepared to manage their own toilet waste for a month or more following a major earthquake.
If a...
If a...
29 Jul 2022
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