Resources

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

Join a Neighbourhood Support Group on the Neighbourhood Support website or call 0800 463 444.

Find instructions for updating your Samsung phone on the Samsung NZ website.

Have a Neighbour's Day. Neighbour's Day is held every March. It encourages neighbours to get to know each other. It doesn't matter if you're an individual, group or organisation. Or if your neighbourhood is made up of houses, flats, business or something else entirely. You can host an event tailored specifically to your neighbourhood.

Learn about tsunami that have reached New Zealand since humans arrived.

Follow the Shut Happens task list to create contingency plans for your business.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has advice for preparing a plan for your animals. It includes checklists for different types of animals and different emergencies. Work through the checklists to develop your plan.

Te Hīkoi a Rūaumoko | Rūaumoko's Walk is a bi-lingual children’s book based on Kahungunu legends and dialect. It tells the story of what to do in an earthquake and tsunami. Find Te Hīkoi a Rūaumoko on the Hawke's Bay Emergency Management website.

What's the Plan, Stan? is proudly supported by the Earthquake Commission.

Use Thinking Maps for students to visualise their thinking.

Find pūrākau about historic emergencies on Te Ara, The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.

Visit the New Zealand Curriculum website for more information on the New Zealand Curriculum.

Find resources from the Science Learning Hub to help students learn more about the science of earthquakes.