Petone/Moera/Seaview
Community Response Plan
Petone Community Board in partnership with the Wellington Region
Emergency Management Office © 2014
October 2014
This plan will be reviewed in March 2016
Plan Owner:
Petone Community Board
[email protected]
For further enquiries contact:
Wellington Region Emergency Management Office
[email protected]
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Plan Approval
This Community Response Plan has been developed by the Petone Community Board in
partnership with key stakeholders from the Petone/Seaview Community, local emergency
services and the Wellington Region Emergency Management Office.
This plan has been accepted by the undersigned:
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Mayor – Hutt City Council
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Petone Community Board
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Local Council Civil Defence Controller
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WREMO Emergency Management Advisor
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Table of Contents
Plan Approval................................................................................................. 2
Summary........................................................................................................ 4
Background and process ................................................................................ 5
Where the CRP Fits .................................................................................. 6
CRP Scope ................................................................................................ 7
Stakeholders ............................................................................................ 8
Community Profile ................................................................................... 9
Community Values ................................................................................. 10
Community Hazardscape ....................................................................... 11
Community Impact Assessment ............................................................. 13
Community SWOC Analysis .................................................................... 15
Local Hazard Warning Systems .............................................................. 17
Civil Defence Information Sources ......................................................... 18
Community - Critical Needs ......................................................................... 19
Community - Coordinating the Response..................................................... 27
Civil Defence Centres ............................................................................. 27
Role of Community Response Plan Stakeholders in a Civil Defence
Centre .................................................................................................... 27
Petone/Moera/Seaview Civil Defence Centres....................................... 28
Information Relevant for Your Emergency Operations Centre ............... 30
Costs Incurred During an Emergency ..................................................... 31
CRP Stakeholder Group Contact Details ................................................. 32
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Summary
Through this community response plan the aim is to:
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Improve awareness of vulnerabilities to natural disasters in
Petone/Moera/Seaview;
Empower the Petone/Moera/Seaview community to respond without the initial
support of official emergency services, who may be overwhelmed in the immediate
aftermath of a major disaster.
A situation analysis provides new insights, emphasises the need to reset community
expectations, and a need to empower the community to take an active role when a major
disaster strikes.
The document outlines understandings of a Petone/Moera/Seaview community
stakeholder group and the Wellington Region Emergency Response Office (WREMO). This
document presents the expectations in regard to the role that the Petone/Moera/Seaview
community can play in a major natural disaster.
The objective is to highlight the realities and challenges that arise when a large event
seriously impedes any possibility of an early official response. The assumption is that the
event has a level of disruption that the community would need to cope with its own
resources for at least 3 days.
In these circumstances the community itself must coordinate initial responses. The
purpose of this document is to outline this reality, and the role the community is
empowered to play.
The Petone/Moera/Seaview community is encouraged to use this document as a starting
point and to review and reappraise the situation annually.
The first rules of community-driven preparedness are emphasised:
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Planning begins at home;
Get to know neighbours;
Get familiar with who lives in the street or in the building;
Know the location of the Civil Defence Centre (CDC);
Understand that you and your community are empowered to open the CDC, with
the expectation that the CDC may need to coordinate things for at least the first 72
hours before official resources are able to provide support.
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Background and process
A Community Response Plan (CRP) is a plan developed by the community outlining how
that community will respond in a disaster, especially if the community is cut off or the
emergency service response is delayed or limited.
The CRP is focused on managing the initial period (the first 24 – 72 hours following a
significant emergency event) when a community could be out of touch with the rest of the
district or region, and seeks to improve community preparedness to the possibility of such
a scenario eventuating.
The CRP helps enable a community to take some initial independent action to start looking
after itself. To be effective, it is essential that CRPs are ‘owned’ by the community. This
means that they must be led and developed by the community because ultimately it is the
community that knows their area best and will implement the CRP in an emergency event.
In a time of crisis, members of a community will organically want to come together to
assist one another; a Community Response Plan helps to coordinate and speed up this
process.
Outcomes from developing a Community Response Plan include:
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An appreciation of local hazards and the likely impacts/effects of those hazards;
Awareness of local hazard warning systems and sources for civil defence
information;
An opportunity to build positive working relationships amongst local leaders prior
to a disaster event;
Clarification of roles, responsibilities and improved management of local strategic
resources;
Identification, development or mitigation of any preparedness opportunities or
gaps;
An opportunity to disseminate key emergency preparedness information to the
wider community; and
A chance to establish a foundation for the continued development of community
resilience to emergency events.
This Plan is a living document. To ensure the Plan remains relevant and up-to-date with
new hazard information and changes to local contacts, the Plan needs to be regularly
reviewed.
The planning process may also identify community preparedness strengths, opportunities,
weakness or challenges that need further work to develop or resolve. A regular review
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cycle provides an opportunity to review progress on these initiatives and an opportunity to
re-establish relationships between stakeholders.
Where the CRP Fits
Diagram 1 below defines emergency preparedness as a system that links households,
businesses, neighbourhoods, and the community, right through to local and central
government.
Diagram 1:
C
D
CIVIL DEFENCE
CENTRE
To effectively respond and recover from an emergency event the community-driven
system relies on engagement initiatives that build capacity (the sharing of knowledge and
skills), strengthen connectedness and improve cooperation. The outcome of this process of
engagement is greater coordination within and between levels, which results in a quicker
and more efficient response and more realistic expectations regarding roles,
responsibilities and resource use.
The diagram highlights that the foundation of preparedness begins in your home,
workplace and neighbourhood. The CRP process comes in at a slightly higher level and
engages with community leaders or key community resource holders to:
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Provide an opportunity for these parties to share their knowledge and skills; and
Build relationships and work cooperatively to improve their collective capacity to
lead and influence their community’s response in an emergency event.
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Communication flows within the system are designed to be both top down and bottom up
(i.e. each level has the capacity to influence the other). For example outcomes of the CRP
process will be filtered down to the neighbourhood and household level as well as upward
to local and central government level, and during a response the community can link in
with the official government response via community activated Civil Defence Centres.
CRP Scope
This Community Response Plan covers the geographical area defined by the boundaries of
the suburbs of Petone (excluding Korokoro due to the geographical divide and different
risk profile), Moera and Seaview. The Plan focuses on developing the capacity of the
community to self- activate and respond more effectively during the first 24 – 72 hours
following a large scale emergency event when the community could be isolated or left to
act on its own.
The CRP process is aimed at better preparing the community for the worst case scenario (a
large earthquake event), on the proviso that a community that is prepared for the impact
of a big earthquake, will also be better prepared to deal with other smaller scale
emergency events.
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Stakeholders
The following list of stakeholders were involved in developing this Community Response
Plan:
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Petone Community Board
Wilford School
NZ Racing Board
Imperial Tobacco
Petone Medical Centre
Petone Community House
St Davids Presbyterian Church
WREMO Volunteers
Fastway Couriers
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St Davids Multicultural Church
Capacity Infrastructure
Hutt South Timebank
WelTec
Fulton Hogan
Howard Material Handling
Seaview Working Group
Petone Community Patrol
Petone Central School
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Community Profile
Petone was originally known as Pito-one, ‘Pito’ meaning ‘end’ and ‘one’ meaning ‘sandy
beach’. The area retains historic culture and heritage through its early settlement history.
The Maori community were already well settled in the area when the first European
settlers arrived in 1840, making Petone the first European settlement in the Wellington
Region.
Petone borough amalgamated with Lower Hutt in 1989 and one of the main focuses for
the area is now to retain its unique heritage in an economically and environmentally
sustainable manner, to make it a ‘real place’ for the people. This includes maintaining an
attractive and vibrant village culture for the residents as well as visitors – all factors which
were identified by the CRP group as being features they love about their community.
Moera is thought to have been derived from "Moe-i-te-ra", which is Maori for "Sleeping in
the Sun". Moera is separated from Petone by the Hutt River, and is connected by the Pipe
Bridge.
Moera is one of Lower Hutt’s oldest suburbs, with the completion of the Waterloo railway
line in 1927 and the relocation of the Railway workshops in 1929 historically being the
attraction for bringing people to the Moera area. During this time, the housing in Moera
developed quickly as the suburb was the first area in Lower Hutt to have Government
housing erected. Today, Moera has a wide multicultural mix with many younger families
moving into the area.
Seaview is an industrial area at the Eastern end of Petone and Moera. Seaview is the major
industrial hub for the Wellington Region, host to around 700 businesses, employing around
7000 people. An important point to note is the amount of hazardous substances in the
area, which create a potential hazard in their own right, and could also have a major
impact following a large scale natural disaster event. Seaview also hosts a small marina,
with a small number of permanent residents based there.
The total population for the Harbour Ward area is 13 683 residents according to the 2013
census, however this also includes the Korokoro area which has not been included in this
particular plan due to physical boundaries and a different risk profile.
The population is diverse, with a high number of English as second language residents, a
high percentage of state housing, and high numbers of elderly residents. Special
consideration needs to be made around preparedness messages for these groups.
Natural hazard features for the area are covered in depth later in this plan, but the main
ones include the Wellington fault line running up the western end of Petone; tsunami risk
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following a large scale local source earthquake, especially given the flat topography and
small number of high rise buildings; and liquefaction.
Community Values
One of the most important goals of a Community Response Plan is to develop a plan that
builds on or preserves the intrinsic things that a community values and would want to
draw upon in a disaster or preserve and protect during any recovery. At the start of each
CRP process stakeholders are asked to identify the things they value most about their
community. The following is a summary of the values the 2014 stakeholder working group
felt encapsulates the special qualities of the Petone/Moera/Seaview Community:
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Community Hazardscape
Hazards facing Petone, Moera and Seaview are the same or similar to those facing many
parts of the Wellington Region. The predominant hazards include: earthquake, floods,
liquefaction, storms, tsunami, as well as chemical spills and other man made hazards such
as electrical failure.
The most likely hazard to quickly isolate Petone, Moera, and Seaview is a large earthquake
that damages roads, causes liquefaction and generates a tsunami. To a lesser extent,
regional and long distance tsunami could also impact the community, as well as a chemical
spill in Seaview’s industrial area, or a prolonged power cut.
A significant earthquake event is likely to result in multiple hazards happening at once,
examples include: ground shaking, liquefaction, slope failure, and possibly a local source
tsunami. It could also result in multiple adverse impacts: large slips, damaged roads,
building rubble, collapsed bridges, lifeline failure, fire, and people trapped, injured,
displaced or killed.
The picture below highlights the Wellington Fault passing through Petone (orange line). The
significance of this is that it runs very close and parallel to State Highway 2, one of the only
two entry and exit points to Wellington region. A major rupture along this line will severely
impact access to the region for all forms of transport.
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Community Impact Assessment
An impact assessment was undertaken using the scenario of a significant earthquake
(magnitude 7.5) affecting the Petone/Moera/Seaview area
Injured, trapped & needing urgent assistance
Many people could be injured or trapped in buildings, and many homes could be
extensively damaged by seismic movement and liquefaction. This could result in some
residents needing rescue, medical treatment or alternative accommodation.
Access to hospitals, local medical facilities and pharmacies could be limited due to
damage or tsunami risk, however a Local Emergency Group (LEG) has been established
by local medical staff which is working to maximise medical response in an emergency.
Damaged or blocked roads could also impede access.
Many residents will have limited means or capacity to look after themselves when
normal support services are no longer working, and some more vulnerable people (e.g.
the elderly, disabled, medically unwell) will need to be checked on and may require
urgent assistance to survive.
Overwhelmed or uncoordinated Emergency Response
Locally based emergency services and council staff are limited, and will try to respond to
protect or rescue people but could be quickly overwhelmed or delayed by the scale of
the event.
A loss of communications with their emergency service communications centres could
make it difficult for local emergency services to effectively prioritise their efforts;
however, responses will be coordinated and directed in the first instance through
centralized systems rather than local community coordination as much as possible. The
community needs to have a realistic expectation of the very limited services emergency
services will be able to provide in the immediate aftermath of a large scale event.
Access/Communications
A large earthquake could result in a significant amount of debris across the entire
region. Normal State Highway 1 and State Highway 2 access routes could be closed for
a significant amount of time, and roads within Hutt City may become impassable by
vehicle. Rail, port and airport facilities will also be affected. In the immediate term they
will stop operating to check for damage, this is likely to be long term in a large scale
event due to the high probability of significant damage.
Telephone and cell phone networks are likely to be damaged, disrupted or quickly
overloaded following a large earthquake.
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Welfare of the Displaced
The damaged road and rail network could isolate many local commuters for several
days. These commuters could be left stranded and in need of food, water, medical help
and shelter from the local community.
Parents working outside the Hutt City area may struggle to pick up their children from
schools within Petone and Moera. Some of these children will live within walking
distance of their school and arrangements are likely to have been made between
schools and caregivers for children to go the homes of other family and friends,
however beyond 24 hours some local schools and child care centres could need
assistance looking after children.
In some locations houses could be damaged and rendered unsafe to live in, or some
people may be left too upset to want to live alone.
A tsunami threat could also result in self-evacuation from Petone, Moera and Seaview
north towards Hutt City Central and beyond, resulting in local residents perhaps not
being able to return to their homes for some time.
Food
The damaged road network and power failure could make food resupply or funds to
purchase food difficult or impossible. Petone has two major supermarkets, as well as
several smaller grocery stores in the area with limited capacity to supply food and goods
to the community for much longer than a couple of days. Access to these stores could
also be impeded and the stores themselves could become hazard zones with fallen
shelves and broken glass.
Food could become a scare resource that may require protecting and controlled
distribution.
Water
Slips and ground shaking will likely affect the ground water table, stream and river flow
paths and overall water quality throughout the city. Power and gas mains are also
vulnerable to failure in a large earthquake and could take some time to repair.
Water could become a scare resource throughout Hutt City, including Petone and
Seaview. The community may want to investigate ways to ensure households store
emergency water, and that water available to the public is distributed in a controlled
manner.
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Sanitation
A lack of clean water, access to toilet facilities and spilled sewage will increase the risk
of sickness and disease without good sanitation techniques and a clear understanding
on the best ways to self-manage urine and excrement disposal. This is especially true for
those who live in apartment buildings and have no backyard to build temporary
sanitation facilities.
Animal Welfare
Animals and pets could also be adversely affected and require care or control. It is also
important to be aware of people who may be unwilling to evacuate unsafe homes due
to not being able to find their pets. It is a resident’s responsibility, wherever possible, to
restrain and look after their own animals.
Community SWOC Analysis
A SWOC analysis was undertaken to assess Petone/Moera/Seaview Community’s current
resilience to a large earthquake event as at May 2014. This analysis is to be reassessed
during each CRP review.
See the table on the following page:
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STRENGTHS (Community attributes)
Community Response Plan underway with
great attendance
Multi-skilled community
Lots of local people know each other
Good community attitude
Big system of networks
Artesian water bore
Plenty of community buildings
Marae networks in the area
Strong inter-church networks
2 supermarkets – good short term food supply
2 major hardware stores
High number of skilled staff at various sites
throughout the area
Parking space for camping
Petone Local Emergency Group
Technological and industrial resources
NZTA network
Council network
Sports club premises
Plenty of safety supplies
High number of logistics companies in the area
– good for getting supplies in/distribution
OPPORTUNITIES (Environmental attributes)
Big open spaces such as school yards and parks
Artesian water wells
Smaller companies that have special skills
3 medical centres, + medical centre at Imperial
Tobacco + 3 pharmacies
Access to the overpass
WelTec student army skilled staff
2 major supermarkets
Community connections
Volunteer groups – Scouts, ATC, Community
Patrol, etc
Stopbanks
Schools who are Civil Defence Centres
Ability to practise a scenario
Harbour access after an event – to bring in
supplies
Wharf
Relative proximity to hills
Large clothing and hardware stores
Workshops + access to railway
Preparedness groups to share information
WEAKNESSES (Community gaps)
Aging infrastructure & buildings
Limited access to hills/high ground
Vulnerable transport system – access to
Wellington cut off
River/Hill/Railway can become obstructions &
obstacles for evacuation
Lack of coordination
Who is in charge?
Aging plus disabled population – how do we
help them?
Many with English as second language/
Multicultural language challenges
Lack of knowledge of where to go
Access to Wellington cut off
No lifeboats
Non owner-occupier housing
Railway (electrical lines down)
High number of kindergartens in tsunami zone
How to deal with those who die in the short
term
Lack of planning
High number of schools & therefore young
children
Communication
Displaced people – those flooding through on
their way home, and those who work here and
become trapped, unable to make their way
home
CHALLENGES (Environmental gaps)
Lack of security for resources and property
after an event
Rivers and flooding – especially if damage to
stopbanks
Harbour – tsunami risk
Low lying area – no high points
Vulnerable buildings
Hazardous materials, especially in Seaview
Bridge abutments damaged, lack of access
Highway and railway become a barrier to high
ground
Bridges that are likely to fail
Chemical and industrial area nearby - ‘Petrol
farm’
Damage to roads
Overhead power lines down across streets
Unable to use vehicles
Density of preschools in Petone
High liquefaction risk
Lots of small companies to try and
communicate with
No animal welfare/shelters
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What authority/controls for rescue and
rebuilding after an event?
Local Hazard Warning Systems
In a number of emergency events there may be time for official warnings to be given.
Examples include: an approaching weather event, regional or internationally generated
tsunami, rural fire or pandemic.
It is important that the public are aware of local hazard warning systems.
Local Source
Tsunami - potentially
10 minutes or less
notice of arrival.
Hutt City has no tsunami sirens for local source tsunami
The only warning of a locally generated tsunami will be the earthquake
itself. If the earthquakes goes on for longer than one minute, or you can’t
stand up in it, immediately evacuate by foot to your nearest high ground.
There is a misconception that a siren will be sounded, especially because
Hutt City does have sirens which are occasionally tested. These sirens were
originally installed for flood warning, and discussion and research are
ongoing around how they could be utilised in the future.
Regional & Distant
Source Tsunami potentially 1 – 3
hours’ notice of
arrival.
Television and radio media
Social media sites & news websites (e.g. www.getprepared.co.nz;
www.facebook.com/WREMOnz; www.stuff.co.nz; www.civildefence.co.nz)
Informal warnings from family, friends or the public. This information may
need to be verified.
Council & Emergency Service Tsunami Warnings
River & Stream
Flood Events
Metservice: www.metservice.com/towns-cities/wellington/lower-hutt
Greater Wellington Regional Council: http://graphs.gw.govt.nz/rivers-andstreams-2/
Television and radio media
In a worst case scenario sirens MAY be activated, this is an indication for you
to check reliable information sources such as media and social media
Storm & Other
Weather Events
Television and radio media
Other Emergency
Incidents (e.g. rural
fire or a hazardous
spill)
Television, radio media, social media & news websites
Metservice website, Facebook or twitter alerts.
Emergency services
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Wellington Region Tsunami Warning
There are three types of tsunami categorized by their source:
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locally generated (e.g. earthquake in the Cook Straight or off the East Coast of
NZ),
regionally generated (e.g. earthquake off the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu or
Samoa)
distant source tsunami (e.g. earthquake off Chile or Peru).
In a locally generated tsunami the only reliable warning the community will receive is the
earthquake itself. There is unlikely to be enough time for an official warning.
In a regional or distant source tsunami there is more chance for an official warning, and in
addition to warnings issued by the media, the Ministry of Civil Defence, Wellington City
Council, Wellington Region Emergency Management Office and local emergency services
will do everything they can to physically warn coastal communities of a tsunami threat.
Civil Defence Information Sources
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WREMO: www.getprepared.co.nz
WREMO Facebook: www.facebook.com/WREMOnz
Hutt City Council: http://www.huttcity.govt.nz/
Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management: www.civildefence.govt.nz
Radio stations will also be broadcasting emergency information, much of which will be
through liaison with the Emergency Operations Centres. Historically Civil Defence have
provided a list of radio station frequencies for the public to tune into, however this is no
longer the case and everybody is encouraged to scan through all radio channels until
arriving at a station that is broadcasting relevant information.
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Community - Critical Needs
This section of the Plan lists a summary of the skills and resources available within
Petone/Moera/Seaview in response to eight critical needs relevant to all communities
following a large-scale emergency event, when there could be limited external support or
direction, particularly in the first 24 – 72 hours. This section also details important
information that the public needs to know before and during an emergency so that they
can better prepare and respond with their community.
1.
Everyone has water to drink within 24 hours
People/Agencies & Role
WelTec
Resources
Public information/education
3 x 10 000 litre tanks of potable
water
Distribution will need to be
controlled and monitored
Civil Engineers, staff and students
– assistance with water flow
repairs, etc
Wilford School, Gracefield
School, Petone Central
School, Randwick School
Each have 1 x 5500 litre water tank
installed by Civil Defence
Artesian water bores
Buick St Bore
Household water storage
Water storage at home and work
strongly encouraged
Distribution will need to be
controlled and monitored
Water quality may be
compromised by disruption caused
by earthquake, potentially not
suitable for drinking after a large
scale natural disaster event
Minimum of 3 litres per person per
day per household
Constant reminders of need to
store water and why
Information on where water can
be found during an emergency
Push 200 Litre water tanks, sold at
the I-Site
Service Clubs
Funding available for water tanks
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Community groups can approach
service clubs regarding potential
funding of water tanks
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People/Agencies & Role
St Davids
Resources
Public information/education
Able to provide assistance to the
Pacific community in Petone
around where to access water
Constant reminders of need to
store water and why
Information on where water can
be found during an emergency
Push 200 Litre water tanks, sold at
the I-Site
Hutt City Council and
Greater Wellington
Regional Council websites
Provide information on water
sources and privately owned wells
People again encouraged to store
water at home, as well as gather
information now on how to access
water post-event
Large supermarkets and
stores i.e. Pak n Save,
Countdown and The
Warehouse
Water stocks available in store
Limited supply, likely to be used up
very quickly. Purchase limits will
apply for all supermarkets in an
emergency situation
Fulton Hogan
Water Trucks
Access may be impeded/difficult
after large scale event, potentially
difficult for water trucks to move
around
Staff, including Civil Engineers assistance with water flow repairs,
etc
Hutt South Timebank
Networks to share information
around water supply
Other emergency water supplies within Lower Hutt are located at:
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Hutt Central Primary School
St Brendans School, Heretaunga
Korokoro Primary School
Pomare Primary School
Rudolf Steiner School, Tirohanga
Citizens Advice Bureau, Maungaraki
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2 x 5500 litre tanks
1 x 5500 litre tank
1 x 5500 litre tank
1 x 5500 litre tank
1 x 5500 litre tank
1 x 25 000 litre tank
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2.
Everyone has eaten within 24 hours
People/Agencies & Role
Resources
Public information/education
Pak n Save
Countdown
Groceries and food/water items for
a few days, public likely to panic
and rush to buy food, stocks will
likely run out very quickly.
Purchase limits apply during
emergencies.
People need to store food supplies
at home, don’t assume will be able
to source it during or after a large
scale emergency. Try to avoid
storing food that requires water
for cooking, such as rice and pasta
– this is a key message all the way
through this section
Various restaurants, cafes
and pubs throughout
Petone area
Immediate food on hand, however
no large stores
Consider alternative cooking
facilities such as barbecues in the
event of no power
WelTec
Commercial kitchens, all resources
to furnish them
Cookery staff & students
Imperial Tobacco
On site canteen, small amount of
food resources but cooking
facilities available
Staff to assist
St Davids
Kitchen with plates and cutlery
Staff available for translation to
Pacific Island community
Hutt South Timebank
Networks to communicate where
communal food is available
Knowledge of community gardens,
fruit supplies, etc through the area
Fulton Hogan
Trucks and staff for preparation
and distribution of food
Various Schools
School vegetable gardens
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3.
With 48 hours the community is starting to coordinate its Search & Rescue
People/Agencies & Role
Resources
Public information/education
NZ Fire
Major building collapse rescue only
The focus for the fire service will
be within the CBD and other jobs
as directed by Fire Comms.
Suburban public should not rely on
their assistance for the first 72
hours
WelTec
Staff and ‘student army’ for door
to door house checks
Encourage Neighbourhood
Preparedness plans using WREMO
It’s Easy resources
Ladders and equipment that may
help with access
Encourage staff and students to be
prepared at home and have a
family/household plan so everyone
is aware of what each other will be
doing
Vehicles for movement through
the area
Imperial Tobacco
Engineering Knowledge
Staff to assist with door knocks
Community Patrol
All assisting with door
knocks/searches not to put
themselves in danger
Staff (volunteers)
4WD vehicles
NZ Racing Board
Possibility of staff, vehicles and
equipment to assist with searches
Hutt South Timebank
Potential pool of volunteers to
assist with door knocks
St Davids
Possibility of Church volunteers to
assist with door knocks
WREMO
It’s Easy: Prepared Households and
It’s Easy: Prepared Neighbours will
soon be available in Sri Lankan
Tamil, Latin American Spanish,
Simplified Chinese, Burmese,
Samoan, Arabic, Russian, Somali
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Awareness of vulnerable groups,
e.g. elderly, disabled, English as
second language. Get to know
them now, rather than after an
emergency
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People/Agencies & Role
4.
Resources
Public information/education
Everyone has a suitable place to go toilet within 48 hours
People/Agencies & Role
Resources
Public information/education
Open space for communal
sanitation fields if required
Information on where to buy:
www.composttoilets.co.nz
Possibility of chemical toilets,
portaloos, however not likely in
immediate response
or how to make an emergency toilet:
http://www.getprepared.org.nz/toilets
Information on the importance of
maintaining good hygiene and having
sufficient water for cleaning – It’s Easy
Guides
WelTec
Health and well-being staff and
students to provide sanitation
information
Bathroom areas that may be
made available to the public
Imperial Tobacco
Possible use of empty freight
container
St Davids
Ability to provide sanitation
information in Pacific Island
languages
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5.
People can access medical assistance within 48 hours
People/Agencies & Role
Petone Local Emergency
Group (PLEG)
Resources
Public information/education
Local Emergency Groups means
local health professionals will make
their way to closest medical centre
if emergency outside working
hours
Trained medical staff who live but
do not work in Petone to make
contact through dissemination of
the plan
Medical supplies
The community should be aware
that first aid begins at home and in
your neighbourhood. Encourage
first aid courses and first aid kits
Treatment should be sought within
the local community at usual
medical centre. If buildings are
damaged or inaccessible
information will be communicated
on where treatment can be
obtained. Don’t go to the hospital
in the first instance
Keep stocks of required medication
WelTec
Staff and students trained in First
Aid
2 x defibrillators + First Aid kits
Shelter and space for triage
Ability to provide public
information through website and
public notices
Hutt South Timebank
Some trained First Aiders
Ability to distribute information
St Davids
Trained First Aiders
Pacific Island language translators
Hall and smaller rooms for triage
and consults
Community Patrol
4WD
Radio
Telephone
Basic First Aid Kit and training
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People/Agencies & Role
Resources
Capacity
First Aiders
6.
Public information/education
People have access to a safe place to rest within 24 hours
People/Agencies & Role
WelTec
Resources
Public information/education
Open spaces to erect shelter
Stay at home if it is safe to do so
and support your neighbours – It’s
Easy Guides
Open spaces within the buildings
St Davids
Halls and break out rooms as
required
Schools
Many may be operating as CDCs.
May have other rooms/spaces
available as required for different
groups and needs
Various Halls within the
community
Could be opened up as gathering
points and places for shelter if
needed
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7.
Vulnerable people’s needs are being met
People/Agencies & Role
Resources
Public information/education
Imperial Tobacco
Staff with various languages
available for translation
Know your neighbours before an
emergency, understand how you
can help each other
St Davids
Translation of information for
Pacific Island communities
Hall and smaller meeting/quiet
areas
WelTec
Staff and ‘student army’
Counselling staff and students
Shelter
Hutt South Timebank
Knowledge of vulnerable members
of community, assist with
identifying who is likely to need
assistance
8.
Animal welfare is provided for livestock and companion animals
People/Agencies & Role
Resources
Individual community members
need to be responsible for their
own pets, including microchipping
for ease of reunification if required
WelTec
Public information/education
Be aware that some people may be
unwilling to evacuate unsafe
buildings if they cannot locate
pets. Possible work could be done
with SPCA or WCC animal control
to encourage registering of dogs?
Information guidelines, pet
emergency kits
Animal care and vet nurse students
Areas on site where animals could
be confined
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People/Agencies & Role
Resources
Public information/education
Public information site for sharing
info
Community - Coordinating the
Response
Civil Defence Centres
A Civil Defence Centre (CDC) is an official gathering point for the community after a
significant emergency. CDCs are opened and run by the community as a means to:
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Share resources and skills;
Gather and share information on what has happened;
Provide basic psychological comfort and support to one another;
Make contact with the District’s Emergency Operations Centre; and
Coordinate the community’s response.
Role of Community Response Plan Stakeholders in
a Civil Defence Centre
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A key outcome of the CRP process is the realisation amongst stakeholders of the
importance of information sharing and working together to problem solve. A CDC can
help accommodate this by acting as a pre-determined meeting place to start developing a
coordinated community response.
Whilst there is no guarantee that stakeholders will be available on the day of a disaster, it
is hoped that as a result of the CRP process, they will do their best to either:
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Help establish and assist with the running of a CDC (perhaps even taking a leadership
role if appropriate);
Liaise with their local CDC; or
Ensure their staff or other members of their organisation are aware of the role a CDC
plays and how they can use it to link with the community and district response.
Petone/Moera/Seaview Civil Defence Centres
All CDCs are permanently signposted by yellow or blue road signs which point to the
location of the centre. Yellow and blue Civil Defence Centre signs are also usually on posts,
fences or walls outside of the actual buildings. During an event, additional signage such as
whiteboards or a hand painted sign will need to be used to let the community know that the
CDC is operational.
Petone, Moera, and Seaview’s signposted Civil Defence Centres (CDCs) are located at
Imperial Tobacco, Gracefield School, Randwick School, Petone Central School and Wilford
Primary School.
Depending on the nature of the event and/or damage suffered by the listed CDCs, it may
be that other locations could be more suitable. For this reason the equipment contained
with CDCs is designed to be mobile.
It should be considered that if several CDCs are established resources are not spread to
thinly, and one centre serves as the primary centre for decision-making, especially for the
spending of funds (outlined below).
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Functional Areas within a Civil Defence Centre
It is recommended that CDCs are split into a public/information area, and a
working/administration area.
In the public area a reception should be set up to assist people on arrival and to collect and
provide basic information. An information board should be set up in a suitable position.
An area should be set aside for people to congregate and comfort each other.
A separate quieter space should be identified to allow for the analysis of information,
coordination and planning activities, and radio communications.
A leader should be identified from those present at the CDC to ensure activities run
smoothly and are well coordinated. This person may also be given authorisation to make
some expenditure on behalf of the Local Controller.
Leadership in Emergencies
It is important to remember that those involved in the development of this CRP may be
looked to by others for leadership. Another key point to remember is that everyone is there
to help, and if everyone is ‘working from the same page’ it will lead to a more efficient and
coordinated response. Communication is essential. Take some time to stop, talk as a group
and do the following:
1. Assess the situation: what has happened, what hazards are there;
2. Identify objectives: what are the most pressing needs to deal with right now;
3. Plan tasks: as a group, how will you deal with those needs.
Once a plan has been formed, assign tasks and ensure everyone is confident with the
task they have been assigned. Review your plan regularly to ensure it is still appropriate for
the current situation.
Effective leadership in communities is not about control and giving orders. It is about
working with a group to achieve desired outcomes. Every individual within a community will
have something different to offer, they will also have different views and ways of achieving
goals. It is important to accept differences and work with them – as long as everyone is
working in a way that is safe for themselves and others.
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Information Relevant for Your Emergency
Operations Centre
A working CDC is an important link between the community and the Emergency Operations
Centre (EOC) which will be coordinating the district-wide emergency response. The EOC will
be attempting to create some situational awareness on what is happening within
communities so that they can provide appropriate and timely support. Relevant
information that a CDC could pass on to the EOC to help them with this would include:
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The general status of streets or neighbourhoods:
o Which buildings/homes have been checked and cleared and which haven’t;
o The location and number of people trapped or injured;
o The extent of house and infrastructure damage;
o The level of accessibility to streets or neighbourhoods;
o The presence of any hazards: such as liquefaction, arcing power lines,
damaged roads, buildings on fire etc.;
o The location and number of people needing help to evacuate;
o The details of the displaced and missing or people needing help with food,
water and shelter.
CDCs are not Welfare Centres:
CDCs are not Welfare Centres. They are not places to go to for food, water,
accommodation or medical assistance unless there is absolutely no other alternative.
CDCs may however be able to provide directions or advice on how to obtain these
resources within your community.
Welfare Centres are Civil Defence initiated and run facilities that require a multiagency approach (e.g. Red Cross, Civil Defence, Salvation Army and other Government
Departments/NGOs), and will be set-up if there is a community need, but can take a
few days to be established.
Because welfare centres are not community initiated, they are outside the scope of the
CRP process, because the plan only focuses on the community response during the first
72 hours following an emergency.
During the early stages of a large disaster, the most reliable source for welfare support
can be found within your home or immediate neighbourhood. Hence, the need for
households and neighbourhoods to get prepared!
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Costs Incurred During an Emergency
In recognition of the need to empower communities to kick-start their own response
following a major event, Hutt City Council is currently in discussions on the expenditure of
a maximum of $5000 inside each Community Response Plan area for food, water and
sundries to support the community response expressed through an Memorandum of
Understanding.
The Memorandum of Understanding will only apply when an emergency is declared, or is
reasonably expected to be declared, and where communications with the Emergency
Operation Centres are not possible. The spending of this money must be carefully
managed and can only be done through the planning framework established within a CRP,
and in consultation with the pre-identified, limited number of elected CRP stakeholders
present. Ultimately, those pre-identified CRP stakeholders can be delegated authority is
responsible for tracking and recording all local purchases made, and as soon as
communications are re-established with the local Controller, all purchases made must be
reported to the Controller. The controller can actively seek to support the community
response that is taking place at the time and approve any future expenditure through
him/her in support of the community response.
Type
First Name Last Name
School
Simonne
Goodall
School
Simon
Edmonds
Child Care
Liz
Burger
Child Care
Child Care
Child Care
Maori social Tina
service
Ratana
Maori social service
Maori/Church
School
Kathleen
Daly
Church
L
Lafou
Emergency
Org. name
Address
PO Box
Suburb
Randwick School
Principal
Gracefield School
Principal
Moera Kindy
Head Teacher
Gracefield Early
Childhood Centre
59 Randwick Rd
9 Rishworth Street,
Gracefield
Early Years Wainui
Rd
Muturangi Te
Kohanga Reo
6 Wainui Road
Waiwhetu [email protected]
Bell Rd
69 Randwick Cres
5 Randwick Cres
Kokiri Marae
7-9 Barnes Street
Keriana Olsen Trust
General Manager
MUTURANGI
99 Randwick Rd
Te Kakano O Te
Aroha Marae
P.O.Box 136 Randwick
36032 Rd
Our Lady of Rosary
School
Principal
Moera Gospel
Chapel
12 Wainui Rd
Moera
Email
Gracefield
Moera
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[email protected]
Moera
Seaview
Moera
Moera
Waiwhhet [email protected]
u
157 Randwick Road
Seaview Fire Station 51 Parkside Road
[email protected]
Gracefield
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Business
Simon
Barber
Business
Business
Business
PlaceMakers
43 Seaview Road
Goodman Fielder
Baker
Seaview Working
Group
Fastway
20 Toop
St
C/-51 Port Road
41- 51 Randwick Rd
Moera
Moera Pharmacy
139 Randwick Rd
Moera
Petone Central
Principal
Wilford School
Principal
Korokoro School
Principal
16 Britannia St
Petone
[email protected]
100 William St
Petone
[email protected]
79 Korokoro Rd
Korokoro
114-124 Jackson St
Business/he
alth
School
Esera
Iosua
School
Neil
Sarginsin
School
Martin
Hookman
Business
Leo
O'Sullivan
Pak n Save
Public
Melinda
Boyce
Capacity
Business
Kathry
Williams
Printlink
Public
Michael
Business
Byron
Business
Helen
Chadderto Fulton Hogan
n
Cummons Howard Material Handling on behalf of
Seaview Working Group MD
Swalles
Jackson St Project
Business
Karen
Forsyth
Weltec
Business
Cliff
Lockyer
Mitre 10
Business
Jonathon
Rosborough Imperial Tobacco
Marae
Teresa
Olsen
Seaview
Seaview [email protected]
Petone
Petone
33 Jackson St
[email protected]
Petone
Seaview [email protected]
z
[email protected]
25 Bouverie St
Petone
30 Richmond St
Petone
Kokiri Marae
[email protected]
[email protected]
m
Seaview
CRP Stakeholder Group Contact Details
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