Get Ready

Sign up for ShakeOut 2025!

ShakeOut, New Zealand's annual earthquake drill and tsunami hīkoi is happening on 16 October at 9:30am - sign up your household or workplace today!

Sign up for ShakeOut 2025
New Zealand ShakeOut logo over three figures doing different stages of Drop Cover and Hold under the words Drop Cover and Hold. In the top right are scrapbooked photos of school kids doing a ShakeOut drill

Emergencies can happen anytime, anywhere.

You can take steps to be prepared

Tē mōhiotia āhea ki hea rānei te ohotata.

Kia takatū. Kia mataara.

Get prepared | Me takatū

When an emergency happens, civil defence and emergency services will be busy helping the people who need them most.

A house

Get your household ready

It’s up to you to make sure your whānau and the people you care about know what to do.
Construction worker talking to two people

Get your work ready

Planning for emergencies makes good business sense. It helps keep you and your workers safe and minimises downtime.
School with a swing set in front

Get your school ready

Learn about your school's responsibilities and teach students the skills they need to be prepared.

Types of hazards | Ngā momo matepā

In New Zealand we have a lot of natural hazards. Find out what to do before, during and after each type of emergency.

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Earthquakes
A house with flood waters in front

Floods
A sun with heat lines coming off it

Heat
Rocks sliding down a hill

Landslides
A satellite with the sun in the distance

Space weather
Lightning striking from a storm cloud

Storms
A tsunami wave

Tsunami
A volcano erupting

Volcanic activity
Fire

Wildfires
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Other hazards
Family and a man on a bike evacuating up a hill from a tsunami

Own your zone

All of New Zealand’s coastline and large lakes are at risk of tsunami. Wherever you are, search your address to find out if it is in a tsunami evacuation zone.

Find your tsunami evacuation zone
Primary school students doing Drop, Cover and Hold

Drop, Cover and Hold

Drop, Cover and Hold is the right action to take in an earthquake. It stops you being knocked over, makes you a smaller target, and protects your head, neck and vital organs.

LEARN HOW TO DROP, COVER AND HOLD
A cartoon woman receiving Emergency Mobile Alert next to a dog floating

Emergency Mobile Alert

Emergency Mobile Alerts keep people safe. Alerts are broadcast to all capable phones from targeted cell towers.

LEARN ABOUT EMERGENCY MOBILE ALERT
Cartoon person in a wheelchair doing Lock, Cover and Hold

Advice for disabled people

If you have a disability or any requirements that may put you at greater risk in an emergency, find advice to get ready.

Find advice for disabled people