Prepare your Household

Plan with your family, flatmates and neighbours to prepare for an emergency.

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Prepare your Organisation

Small businesses and community organisations are a vital part of the community

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Helping your Community

Find out what your community is doing to be prepared. You can get through together

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By visiting this site, you’re finding the time to stay safe

Knowing how to prepare for and respond to emergencies means you can recover more quickly. 

Your Community can get through together

By connecting with your neighbours and the people in your community, you can improve your resilience to disasters. 

Wellington City

Wellington City
Lower Hutt

Lower Hutt
Upper Hutt

Upper Hutt
Porirua

Porirua
Kāpiti Coast

Kāpiti Coast
Wairarapa

Wairarapa

Hazards App

Download the Red Cross Hazard App and learn about alerts

Hazards App

Fix. Fasten. Don't Forget

See the EQC website for five important things to fix and fasten

Fix. Fasten. Don't Forget

Tsunami Maps

Find the tsunami evacuation zones in your area

Tsunami Maps

Useful links

ShakeOut
ShakeOut

ShakeOut is held to remind people of the right action to take during an earthquake — Drop, Cover and Hold — and to practise a tsunami hīkoi (evacuation) if in a coastal area.
Get Ready
Get Ready

Emergencies can happen anytime, anywhere.

Red Cross New Zealand
Red Cross New Zealand

You’ll find the Red Cross lending a hand in your community & around the world
Volunteer Wellington
Volunteer Wellington

Volunteer Wellington helps community organisations find & support volunteers