Getting prepared for natural disasters
Emergencies happen, and they can happen anytime. Being prepared gives us the best chance to ensure we have considered the needs of everyone in our whare, from our pēpi to our tāua and pōua, and even our pets.
Emergencies can happen at any time. Make a plan and be prepared to keep yourself and your whānau safe.
Work out what you need to do to get prepared at home, work, school, and in the community during an emergency.
Find out if and when you need to evacuate using our tsunami information and interactive map.
We can't predict when one will happen, but we can protect ourselves and our families.
Floods are our most common hazard in terms of frequency, loss and civil defence emergencies.
There are a number of natural storm hazards caused by extreme weather.
Our lives rely on infrastructure – but these systems are all vulnerable to natural hazards.
Emergencies happen, and they can happen anytime. Being prepared gives us the best chance to ensure we have considered the needs of everyone in our whare, from our pēpi to our tāua and pōua, and even our pets.
Stay up to date in an emergency
Visit Newsline
Get involved
Get involved
Find out how you can help your community, and how your community can help you.
Find out how to make your home safer, what emergency supplies you need, and how to draft an emergency plan to keep you and your whānau safe.
Find out what your workplace needs to do to prepare for emergencies during business hours, so you can keep your team safe and continue operating.
Find out about Emergency Mobile Alert including a list of capable phones on the Get Ready website.
Use the magnifying glass to find your property and see if you live in an evacuation zone.
Evacuation zones
Christchurch and Banks Peninsula boundary
Request, report and pay for Council services.
Apply for building and resource consents.
Manage your library borrowing.
Receive your rates invoice by email.
Book an indoor or outdoor space.
Take full control of your Rec and Sport membership.
List your events on What’s On Christchurch
Request, report and pay for Council services.
Apply for building and resource consents.
Manage your library borrowing.
Receive your rates invoice by email.
Book an indoor or outdoor space.
Take full control of your Rec and Sport membership.
List your events on What’s On Christchurch