Emergencies
Emergencies
- Emergency services - 111
- Phone 111 to get help from police, the fire service or ambulance when people or property are in danger.
- http://www.police.govt.nz/service/111/
- Source: New Zealand Police (NZ Govt)
- When to call 111
- See when you should call 111 and what questions you might be asked to help emergency services do their job.
- http://www.police.govt.nz/service/111/
- Source: New Zealand Police (NZ Govt)
- Poison Centre - 0800 764 766
- Phone for emergency advice if someone has been poisoned.
- http://poisons.co.nz/
- Source: Ministry of Health (NZ Govt)
- Maritime Search and Rescue
- How to report an accident at sea, with emergency phone numbers and information on beacons and maydays.
- http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/saro_intro.asp
- Source: Maritime New Zealand (NZ Govt)
Crimes
- Report a crime
- Visit or phone your local police station to report a non-emergency crime.
- http://www.police.govt.nz/contact/report-crime.html
- Source: New Zealand Police (NZ Govt)
- Victim Support
- Get support if you have been a victim of crime or trauma, and find out what your rights are.
- http://www.victimsupport.org.nz/index.htm
- Source: Victim Support (Non NZ Govt)
- Victim Support helpline
- Phone for advice and support if you have been the victim of a crime or trauma.
- Search for: 0800 VICTIM
- Source: Victim Support (Non NZ Govt)
- Domestic violence
- What you can do about domestic violence and how to apply for a protection order.
- http://www.police.govt.nz/safety/home.domesticviolence.html
- Source: New Zealand Police (NZ Govt)
Natural disasters
- GeoNet disaster information
- See the latest on hazards like volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides and tsunamis.
- http://www.geonet.org.nz/
- Source: Earthquake Commission (NZ Govt)
- Be ready
- How to prepare for a natural disaster - information on planning and emergency survival supplies.
- http://www.getthru.govt.nz/web/GetThru.nsf/web/BOWN-7GY2ML?OpenDocument
- Source: Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management (NZ Govt)
- Quake safe your home
- Tips and advice on what you can do to stop earthquake damage in your home.
- http://www.eq-iq.org.nz/eq-intro/eq-beprep/eq-beprep-before.aspx
- Source: Earthquake Commission (NZ Govt)
- What's the plan Stan?
- A guide especially for kids on how you and your family can be prepared if a natural disaster strikes.
- http://www.whatstheplanstan.govt.nz/mcdem/index.html
- Source: Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management (NZ Govt)
- Earthquake simulation
- See what an earthquake would do to your house at different earthquake strengths.
- http://www.eq-iq.org.nz/quakehouse/
- Source: Earthquake Commission (NZ Govt)
- Recent earthquakes
- See where the latest earthquakes have been and get the data.
- http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/recent_quakes.html
- Source: Earthquake Commission (NZ Govt)
- Recent quakes (RSS feed - 6 KiB)
- See the latest on quakes and subscribe to an RSS update.
- http://www.geonet.org.nz/feeds/earthquake/geonet-recent-quakes-1.0.xml (RSS feed - 6 KiB)
- Source: Earthquake Commission (NZ Govt)
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