If you or someone at home relies on electricity to prevent serious harm to health, let you power company know. They must help you get registered as a medically dependent consumer.
Learn how you can prepare for power cuts if you rely on electricity for medical reasons on the Electricity Authority's website.
In an emergency, you may be stuck at home for three days or more. Your house is already full of emergency items disguised as everyday things. Figure out what supplies you need and make a plan to get through.
It’s been raining for days and Navtej, his family, and their dog Charlie have been stuck at home. But things are about to get much worse – the weather forecast says a flash flood might occur! When the creek behind their house keeps rising, they need to act fast to keep everyone safe. Have they prepared well enough? Will they know what to do and make it through the flood?
Read Surviving the flood in हिन्दी (Hindi) and English.
Developed by Auckland Emergency Management, the You Ready? series follows a group of friends as they face dangerous weather events and natural disasters.
It’s their baby brother’s birthday, and Lupe and Kitiona are picking mangoes from their Great-grandma’s tree. Suddenly, the sky turns dark, the wind starts to blow and thunder rumbles in the distance. A cyclone is on its way, and Lupe and her family must act fast to stay safe. Will they know what to do and how to stay safe in the cyclone?
Read Lupe and the mango tree in Gagana Samoa and English.
Developed by Auckland Emergency Management, the You Ready? series follows a group of friends as they face dangerous weather events and natural disasters.