Emergency Management Bill

Local government is at the front line of emergency management. Councils lead work across the 4Rs of reduction, readiness, response, and recovery: from mapping local hazards, investing in flood resilience and running community readiness programmes, to coordinating on-the-ground response and recovery operations.

LGNZ supports the strengthened Emergency Management Bill and welcomes reform to have clearer roles and address gaps in capability, coordination and consistency during emergencies. However, with an estimated implementation cost local authorities of $82.8 million over the first four years to implement, not including costs of meeting higher standards the legislation could impose, this would particularly impact councils who already have funding challenges.

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