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CPRG News

29 April 2025 – CIMS training has been offered to PHO staff, with a final session scheduled for 6 May at Pegasus Health. The aim of the training is to provide context and insight into how staff will stand up an Incident Management Team to support Canterbury primary care in an emergency event.

Emergency Events

Current Events

02 May 2025 Local States of Emergency have been declared in Selwyn, Christchurch, and Banks Peninsula due to severe weather which has resulted in flooding, slips and road closures.  CPRG are monitoring the situation and are working closely with Te Whatu Ora Waitaha | Health New Zealand Canterbury.

For up-to-date information on known hazards, visit these sites below. There are also a couple of really interesting weather sites that you might be interested in: Ventusky – Wind, Rain and Temperature Maps and Windy: Rain, thunder. There are different filters you can apply (e.g. rain, wind, etc.) to see real-time weather patterns across NZ and the world.

Emergency Management Updates & Resources

• NEMA: https://www.civildefence.govt.nz/about/about-nema/
• Canterbury CDEM Group: https://www.cdemcanterbury.govt.nz/
• Get Ready, Get Thru: https://getready.govt.nz/en/

Tsunami

• Environment Canterbury : Tsunamis | Environment Canterbury (ecan.govt.nz)
• GeoNet Tsunami Network: https://www.geonet.org.nz/tsunami
• Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre: https://www.tsunami.gov/
• LINZ Tide predictions: https://www.linz.govt.nz/sea/tides/tide-predictions

Earthquakes

• GeoNet Quakes: https://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/weak
• United States Geological Survey (earthquakes): https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

Weather

• MetService: https://www.metservice.com/national/home
• NIWA: https://shiny.niwa.co.nz/drought-forecast/

Other

• Christchurch City Council: https://www.ccc.govt.nz/
• Orion Power Outages: http://www.oriongroup.co.nz/current
• MainPower’s outage map:  https://outages.mainpower.co.nz/
• Roadworks map: https://www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/christchurch/planned-roadworks
• Fire weather risk: https://fireweather.niwa.co.nz/indices