Make a household planWhakaritea he mahere ohotata ā-kāinga

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Make a household plan with your whānau to get through. Think about the things you need every day and work out what you would do if you didn't have them.

Before you start

Make sure you have considered all the needs of your household including:

Who is this plan for?

Household members

Member {{$index+1}}

Name

Contact Details

Is anyone disabled?

Will anyone in your household need help to evacuate or while stuck at home during an emergency? Does anyone rely on mobility or medical devices or other equipment? Does anyone rely on prescription medicine? Do they have supplies to last three days or more or alternatives if power is not available?

Any babies or young children?

Do you have nappies, formula, etc. to last three days or more if shops and roads are closed? Do you have supplies in a grab bag* in case you need to leave in a hurry as well?

* A grab bag is a small bag with warm clothes, a torch, radio, first aid kit, snack food and water.

Any pets?

Your animals are your responsibility. Make sure you include them in your emergency planning. Do you have food and water to last three days or more? Do you have cages or carriers to transport them and keep them safe? Do you have someone to collect and look after your animals if you can’t get home?

Anyone else who might need help?

Are there any friends, family or neighbours who might need your help to get through an emergency or to evacuate?

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Name

Contact Details

Useful contacts

Contact 1

Name

Contact Details

Contact {{$index+2}}

Name

Contact Details

Always dial 111 in an emergency. Think about your council’s emergency hotline, medical centre / doctor, landlord, insurance company, power company, early childhood centre / school, work and whānau.

If we can’t get home

Our meeting place

Add an address and instructions.

Where will you meet if you can’t contact each other and aren’t together when an emergency happens? How will you get there?

Who will pick up the kids?

Contact {{$index+1}}

Name

Contact Details

Who will pick up the kids from their school, early childhood centre, afterschool care, etc. if you can’t? Do they know? Does the school / early childhood centre have their details?

If we can’t get hold of each other

Contact {{$index+1}}

Name

Contact Details

Who will you check in with? It should be someone out of town in case local phone lines are down.

We will get updates by

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Radio station/website/social media channel

How will you find the latest news/alerts? Which radio stations will you listen to? Which websites and social media pages will you check?

If we are stuck at home

Do we have emergency supplies?

Make detailed notes on where emergency supplies are stored

Do you have food and drink for three days or more (for everyone including babies and pets)? Do you have torches, a radio, and batteries for both? What about first aid / medical supplies? They don’t all need to be in one big box, but you may have to find them in the dark.

Do we know how to turn off water, power and gas?

Make notes on how to turn off the water, power and gas

Only turn these off if you suspect a leak or damaged lines or if you are instructed to do so by authorities. If you turn the gas off, you will need a professional to turn it back on.

If we have no power

Make notes on what your household needs to do if you have no power

What will you need to do if there is no power? How will you cook, stay warm, see at night? Do not use candles as they are a fire hazard. Do you have spare cash in case ATMs are not working? Do you have enough fuel in case petrol pumps are not working?

If we have no water

Make notes on what your household needs to do

What will you need to do if there is no water? Do you have enough drinking water stored (three litres per person per day for three days or more)? Do you have water for your pets? What will you cook and clean with? What will you use for a toilet?

If we have to leave in a hurry

Do we have grab bags?

Make detailed notes on where your grab bags are stored

Does everyone have grab bags in case you need to evacuate? What about at home, at work, or in the car?

Where will we go?

Make detailed notes on where you will go and how you will get there

Where you will go in case you have to evacuate? How will you get there? If you live near the coast, make sure it is outside of all tsunami evacuation zones. Where will you stay if you can’t get back to your home?'