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• 111 emergency
  Photos of ambulances, rescue helicopters, fire appliances, police vehicles and incidents accidents and stations in New Zealand and around the world.
  
  
• Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
  Subset of New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART). Coordinates with Search and Rescue (SAR) and Civil Defence.
  
  
• Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust
  ARHT runs the Auckland based Westpac Rescue Helicopter. Provides information on their operations prodecures, training and equipment, crew and pilot profiles, missions and ways to support, news, events and photo gallery.
  
  
• Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct = Te kōmihana tirotiro whanonga pirihimana
  Information about the inquiry announced in Feb. 2004 into allegations made against members of the Police with respect to sexual conduct under Commissioners Justice Bruce Robertson and Dame Margaret Bazley. Site includes general information, submissions, transcripts of hearings plus the Commission's rulings and final report.
  
  
• Fire & rescue : the New Zealand Fire Service magazine
  Fire & Rescue is published by the New Zealand Fire Service. Links to full-text issues of the magazine are available under side menu on website.
  
  
• FRSITO Fire & Rescue Services ITO
  Information on the organisation and the training qualifications and standards that it oversees.
  
  
• Get firewise
  Firewise is a site for children, containing activities designed to teach them about fire prevention. It includes videos.
  
  
• Get ready get thru
  Aims to help families be prepared for natural disasters. Includes information about survival kits, family plans, and how to behave during and after an emergency. Includes online publications.
  
  
• Hawke's Bay Helicopter Rescue Trust
  Charitable trust provides the Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter Service to the Hawke's Bay region. Information about the rescue aircraft, the crew, air ambulance service, news and photo gallery.
  
  
• HEMNZ : Health Emergency Management New Zealand
  HEMNZ is a network of people, connected via e-mail, who have an interest in the area of emergency and disaster management within the healthcare sector. The web site includes a newsletter in PDF format, and other resources.
  
  
• HEMNZ bulletin / Health Emergency Management New Zealand
  Bulletin of Health Emergency Management New Zealand (HEMNZ). Provides information and news about emergency and disaster management in health care settings. Issues available in full-text.
  
  
• Impact / Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management = Te Rākau Whakamarumaru
  Impact is published by the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management on topics of interest to the civil defence emergency management sector.
  
  
• Join your local volunteer firefighters : New Zealand Fire Service
  Provides information on how to become a volunteer firefighter. Includes FAQs and location map with details of volunteer brigades.
  
  
• LandSAR New Zealand
  New Zealand Land Search And Rescue is a national volunteer organisation. Website contains reports; policy; rules; structure and standards.
  
  
• Life Flight Trust of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and Life Flight NZ Air Ambulance, based in Wellington, N.Z
  Site of the Life Flight charitable Trust which provides air rescue services to the Greater Wellington Region, Wairarapa and Marlborough and air ambulance services throughout New Zealand. Includes coverage of services, latest news, photographs, history and information for children.
  
  
• Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management = Te Rākau Whakamarumaru
  Information about CDEM planning, programmes and the Ministry itself. Includes emergency preparedness information for the public and downloadable resources for civil defence sector workers.
  
  
• National Rural Fire Authority
  The National Rural Fire Authority is responsible for coordinating the rural fire management activities of New Zealand. The site provides information on services, fire weather, equipment and incidents. Publications are available in full text, and links to relevant sites are provided.
  
  
• New Zealand Fire Service Women
  Provides a means for fire service women to network, discuss and resolve issues faced on the job. Includes information for women who are considering employment within the New Zealand Fire Service, in both operational (firefighting) and non-operational roles and upcoming events.
  
  
• New Zealand Fire Service
  Provides information about the Fire Service. Includes safety tips, information on building safety and fire engineering, research reports, photos, video clips, and interactive games.
  
  
• New Zealand Firefighters' Welfare Society
  Society which provides support, insurance, healthcare and benefits for firefighters, their partners and their children.
  
  
• New Zealand Police. Maritime units = Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa
  About the police maritime units in Auckland and Wellington. The sites details their activities and operations, and includes information on boat safety and stolen boats.
  
  
• New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union
  NZPFU includes union news, policies and resources. Includes links to local union homepages.
  
  
• New Zealand Search and Rescue Council
  How the Council is structured, its current work, reports and projects. Also an overview of the Search and Rescue sector in New Zealand and links to key organisations.
  
  
• New Zealand Urban Search & Rescue
  NZ USAR is a multi-agency operational framework, with members from the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management, New Zealand Fire Service, Police and Ambulance Board. Incident control is by local civil defence and emergency services operating under the Co-ordinated Incident Management System (CIMS). It also responds to requests for international assistance made through the United Nations Disaster Assessment Coordination programme (UNDAC) and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA).
  
  
• Northland electricity helicopter : our helicopter = he waka tope ma te iwi katoa
  Information and news about services provided by the two emergency Sikorsky S-76A helicopters, including images and video clips of rescue missions. The service is run by NEST, the Northland Emergency Services Trust.
  
  
• NZLSAR news
  Newsletter of Land Search and Rescue New Zealand (LandSAR New Zealand), including news from the organisation, and information for the land search and rescue sector. All issues available in full-text.
  
  
• Policing New Zealand
  Section of crime.co.nz site not authorised or related to the New Zealand Police. Site includes a history of the New Zealand Police; information on the Police Complaints Authority and the police/government relationship; a memorial to New Zealand police killed in action; and a review of the New Zealand Police Museum.
  
  
• SARINZ : Search and Rescue Institute New Zealand helping others save lives
  Presents the background to SARINZ including information on training offered, the type of consulting services provided to their clients and their newsletter.
  
  
• Southern Rural Fire District
  Agency responsible for the effective fire prevention, protection and management for the Southland Region. Includes information about fire permits, the fire season, fire weather and an explanation of the Fire Danger system.
  
  
• Switch to 406 distress beacons
  Information on the conversion to 406MHz for distress beacons and how to obtain them. Gives regulations for use of distress beacons on land, air and sea, along with news and information on the New Zealand Search and Rescue Council.
  
  
• Tephra = kia takatū tahi tātou
  Tephra is published annually by the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management to raise awareness and understanding of the major hazards facing New Zealand, and to address issues relevant to managing these hazards. Each year's issue covers a specific hazard. Full text of each issue is available in PDF format.
  
  
• United Fire Brigades Association of New Zealand
  The UFBA's website has: detailed news items, members information, members benefits, sales products and conference information.
  
  
• Wellington Free Ambulance
  Includes information about ambulance services, training servcies, first aid supplies, and medical alarms.
  
  
• What's the plan Stan?
  Planning information for young people on civil defence from the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management. Includes how to prepare for disasters and behave during and after an emergency; first-aid and survival kit suggestions and getaway plans.
  
  
• YES : the New Zealand Police Youth Education Service
  The New Zealand Police Youth Education Service promotes individual safety to young people, families, teachers and school communities. Police Education Officers work in partnership with teachers to achieve this goal. The web site provides information on teaching programmes and resources, and support for teachers.