Useful Civil Defence links

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North Shore Civil Defence volunteers and partners
Central government
Local Government Emergency Management
Emergency services
Research organisations
News and events
Cyclones and storms
Earthquakes
Volcanic eruptions
Tsunami
Chemical spills
International emergency management

North Shore Civil Defence volunteers and partners

Age Concern
Auckland University of Technology
Citizens Advice Bureau
Disabled Persons Assembly
Hospitality Association
Housing New Zealand
Neighbourhood Watch groups
New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters
New Zealand Fire Service
New Zealand Police
New Zealand Red Cross
North Shore City Council
North Shore Hospice 
Order of St John
Salvation Army 
Telecom
Victim Support 
WINZ (Work and Income New Zealand)
Workplace Support 

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Central government

Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management

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Local Government Emergency Management

Auckland City Council Civil Defence
Auckland Region Civil Defence Emergency Management Group
Dunedin City Council Civil Defence
Environment Canterbury
Environment Waikato
Gisborne District Council
Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Hutt City Emergency Management
Northland Regional Council
Southland District Council
Taranaki Regional Council
Timaru District Council
Wanganui District Council
Wellington Emergency Management Office
Wellington Regional Council

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Emergency services

New Zealand Police
National Rural Fire Authority
New Zealand Fire Service
Order of St John
Red Cross

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Research organisations

Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences
Landcare Research New Zealand
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

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News and events

Nzoom.com
Stuff
BBC
CNN
Disaster and emergency news
Reuters

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Cyclones and storms

New Zealand Meteorological Service
Hurricanes, typhoons and tropical cyclones
Kids' lightning information and safety
Severe Storms Laboratory
Severe storms online meteorology guide
The Weather Channel

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Earthquakes

Earthquake Commission
NZ Society of Earthquake Engineers (NZSEE)
Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Ltd
Earthquake Facts and Lists
Earthquake FAQs
Savage Earth – earthquakes
The Global Earthquake Response Center

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Volcanic eruptions

Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Ltd
Volcanoes of Auckland
Anatomy of a Volcano - simulation of an eruption
Savage Earth – Volcanoes
SSEC volcano watch
Volcanoes.com
Volcanoes 

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Tsunami

NGDC Tsunami Database
Savage Earth – Tsunamis
University of Southern California Tsunami Research Group
Welcome to Tsunami!

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Chemical spills

Emergency planning for chemical spills
Emergency response guide
NOAA Office of Response and Restoration

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Floods

Coping with floods
Dartmouth Flood Observatory
Flood-Zone.net
NOVA Online - flood!

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International emergency management

British Civil Defence
Emergency Management Australia
Emergency Response & Research  
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA for Kids
International Civil Defence Organisation
Rescue Coordination Centre Network

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