National Emergency Management Agency (NZ)

And that's a wrap on New Zealand ShakeOut 2024 🥳 Thanks to everyone for taking part and helping make sure everyone knows what to do in an earthquake and tsunami. Over 675,000 of you got involved with ShakeOut this year!! Tairāwhiti came out on top this year with 27% of the region signed up. Check out how your region did at https://lnkd.in/gKGBXvgc If you haven't done your drill yet or aren't signed up – it's not too late! Sign up and do your ShakeOut drill before November 7 and you can still be in to win awesome prizes! Sign up at shakeout.govt.nz Taking part in New Zealand ShakeOut is a great way to learn the right actions to take before, during and after an earthquake and tsunami. But preparedness doesn't stop there. You can find other ways to get ready at www.getready.govt.nz

Thanks to everyone for an excellent ShakeOut drill day! We had a great time at Wainui Beach School today! It's been fantastic to see and hear how your own drills are going and what other preparedness you're doing. Please keep letting us know about your drills and sending through any images, we love to see them!

Are you ready to Drop, Cover and Hold this morning⁉️ We're going to be live from Wainui Beach School in Tairāwhiti from 9:15am. Tune in at https://lnkd.in/greP_ebZ And let us know about your ShakeOut drill – we can't wait to hear what you're getting up to today!

The countdown is on! Only one more day until NZ ShakeOut!! If you haven't signed up, it's not too late! Just head to shakeout.govt.nz – it only takes 2 minutes. Sign up now and be in to win some awesome prizes, including a grab bag for households and first aid training for organisations.

Only two more days until New Zealand ShakeOut 2024! So how are you running your drill? ShakeOut is a self-run earthquake and tsunami drill. That means it's up to you to organise when and where you practice your Drop, Cover, and Hold and tsunami evacuation hīkoi. ⚠️ We will not send an alert, or any other notification telling you when it's time to do the drill. ⚠️ You can start your drill in whatever way works for you. You could: 👉 use a bell, whistle or alarm 👉 shout “EARTHQUAKE DRILL” 👉 use our earthquake drill audio: https://ow.ly/gXNT50TPoxv 👉 or tune in to our livestream and do the drill with people from across the country: https://ow.ly/HZEh50TPoxz New Zealand ShakeOut is proudly sponsored by Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake for more information and to sign up for this years ShakeOut visit https://ow.ly/Rxap50TPoxy

With only 3 days to go until our national earthquake drill and tsunami hīkoi, New Zealand ShakeOut has over 600,000 participants! We are stoked to see how excited all of you are to practice Drop, Cover and Holding with the rest of the country on October 24th! If you haven't signed up yet there's still time for you to sign up, participate, and go in the draw to win some great prizes! New Zealand ShakeOut is proudly sponsored by Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake, for more information and to sign up for this years ShakeOut visit https://lnkd.in/gfVUng4

Did you know that across the world one in three people will be affected by a disaster in their lifetime? That might sound scary, but it doesn't have to be. This week for International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction we want to help you get yourself ready for an emergency. One of the easiest ways to start getting yourself ready for an emergency is to make a plan with your household so everyone knows what to do when something happens. ⚠️Think about the things you need every day and work out what you would do if you didn't have them. ⚠️Tailor your plan. Every household's plan will be different, because of where we live, who lives with us and who might need our help ⚠️Think about the requirements of disabled people, older people, babies, young children, pets and other animals. For more information, and to make an emergency household plan online visit https://lnkd.in/gfTi-Rg8

Today is International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. It is held every year to promote global risk awareness and disaster reduction. This year's theme is empowering the next generation for a resilient future. It focuses on the role of education in protecting and empowering youth for a disaster-free future. We know how crucial young people are for community preparedness. Especially in fast moving emergencies like tsunami. On March 5th 2021, when New Zealand faced a series of overlapping tsunami. Matatā Primary School was in the midst of a school function when they were alerted to the tsunami threat. They simply took all the food they had prepared up the hill with them and settled in for the day. Many people in the surrounding community followed. This is one of the reasons Tsunami Hīkoi and Shakeout gets practiced every year. So when an emergency happens everyone can respond calmly and confidently. That's why it's important schools are able to be prepared for emergencies. Find resources for teaching emergency preparedness and learn about a school's emergency management responsibilities at getready.govt.nz/school

Register your workplace for ShakeOut and you could win First Aid courses from New Zealand Red Cross and online leadership workshops from Disastrous. Sign up at shakeout.govt.nz