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North Canterbury Emergency Hub Openings

Fri, 14 Feb

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Kaiapoi Borough & Te Matauru Schools

To help get you and your community prepared for an emergency

North Canterbury Emergency Hub Openings
North Canterbury Emergency Hub Openings

Time & Location

14 Feb 2025, 10:00 am – 21 Feb 2025, 6:30 pm

Kaiapoi Borough & Te Matauru Schools, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand

About the event

Get to know your neighbours at community emergency hubs.


Council’s Civil Defence Emergency Management team continues to strengthen Waimakariri’s emergency readiness, with four new community emergency hubs opening in February.


Sefton Hall, Kaiapoi North School, Kaiapoi Borough School, and Te Matauru School have been added to the list as gathering points for neighbours to help each other in a major civil defence emergency.


Civil Defence Emergency Management Advisor Dean Eades says during an event like a big earthquake, emergency services will be tied up dealing with the most urgent matters.

“So, there will be a period when neighbours will need to work together to support each other and offer resources locally.”


Each hub has a small amount of equipment including a Hub Guide, a VHF radio, stationery and maps. The Hub Guide gives step by step instructions on how to open up and run a hub, and the roles that…


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