Get Ready

Get your household ready

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

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Get your work ready

Planning for emergencies makes good business sense. It helps keep you and your workers safe and minimises downtime.

Get your school ready

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

Get ready in more languages!

getready.govt.nz is now available in both Te Reo Māori and New Zealand Sign Language. Just select the language you want in the top right corner of the website to get started.

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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.

Earthquakes

Floods

Landslides

Storms

Tsunami

Volcanic activity

What you can do to be ready for a hazard

Go to this Easy Read webpage to learn about what to do if you are faced with a hazard.

A hazard is something that can cause danger or put people at risk.

A hazard is also sometimes known as an emergency.

An emergency is when something serious happens that means people need to act quickly to stay safe.

Learn what you can do to be ready for a hazard

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What you can do to be ready for a hazard

You can find tsunami evacuation zones on the Get Ready website at:

https://www.getready.govt.nz/er/emergency/other-hazards/

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Ko e tagata taane ne fae onoono ke he lau kupega hila he poko Make a Plan he getready.govt.nz

Look after how you are feeling

Go to this Easy Read webpage to learn about how looking after your mental wellbeing.

Looking after your mental wellbeing is about taking care of how well you feel.

If there is an emergency or natural disaster like an earthquake or flood you might feel stressed or anxious.

There are things you can do to look after your mental wellbeing.

Learn how to look after how you are feeling

Who does what in an emergency

Go to this Easy Read webpage to learn about who does what in different kinds of emergencies.

Emergencies are things like floods or earthquakes.

There are different kinds of emergencies.

There are different organisations that deal with emergencies.

Learn who does what in an emergency

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