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Kōrero: Natural hazards – overview

National Emergency Centre

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National Emergency Centre

The National Emergency Centre is located in the basement of the Beehive (one of the Parliament Buildings) in Wellington. It is activated when there is a major emergency that cannot be managed by regional civil defence groups.

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Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management

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Eileen McSaveney rāua ko Simon Nathan, Natural hazards – overview – Civil defence – coping with emergencies, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/6914/national-emergency-centre (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney rāua ko Simon Nathan, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.