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  • What to do in an emergency
    • What you can do to get ready for earthquakes
    • What you can do to be ready for a flood
    • What to do when it is really hot
    • What you can do to be ready for landslides
    • What you can do to be ready for a storm
    • What you can do to be ready for a tsunami
    • What you can do to get ready for volcanic activity
    • What you can do to get ready for wildfires
    • What you can do to be ready for a hazard
    • Look after how you are feeling
    • Who does what in an emergency
  • How to get prepared for an emergency
    • Things you can do to be ready for an emergency
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    • Things you should have in case of an emergency
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  • What to do in an emergency
    • What you can do to get ready for earthquakes
    • What you can do to be ready for a flood
    • What to do when it is really hot
    • What you can do to be ready for landslides
    • What you can do to be ready for a storm
    • What you can do to be ready for a tsunami
    • What you can do to get ready for volcanic activity
    • What you can do to get ready for wildfires
    • What you can do to be ready for a hazard
    • Look after how you are feeling
    • Who does what in an emergency
  • How to get prepared for an emergency
    • Things you can do to be ready for an emergency
    • Making a plan to be ready for an emergency
    • Things you should have in case of an emergency
    • Making your home safer
    • Advice for disabled people and people with health conditions
    • Resources
    • English
    • Te Reo Māori
    • New Zealand Sign Language
    • عربي
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
    • Reo Kuki Airani
    • हिन्दी
    • 日本語
    • Vagahau Niue
    • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
    • Gagana Samoa
    • Español
    • Tagalog
    • Lea Faka-Tonga

How to get prepared for an emergency

Find out how you can get prepared for an emergency.

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Things you can do to be ready for an emergency

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Making a plan to be ready for an emergency

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Things you should have in case of an emergency

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Making your home safer

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Advice for disabled people and people with health conditions

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There are things you can do to get ready for an emergency.

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What to do in an emergency

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How to get prepared for an emergency

What to do in an emergency
  • What you can do to get ready for earthquakes
  • What you can do to be ready for a flood
  • What to do when it is really hot
  • What you can do to be ready for landslides
  • What you can do to be ready for a storm
  • What you can do to be ready for a tsunami
  • What you can do to get ready for volcanic activity
  • What you can do to get ready for wildfires
  • What you can do to be ready for a hazard
  • Look after how you are feeling
  • Who does what in an emergency
How to get prepared for an emergency
  • Things you can do to be ready for an emergency
  • Making a plan to be ready for an emergency
  • Things you should have in case of an emergency
  • Making your home safer
  • Advice for disabled people and people with health conditions
  • Resources
  • Get Ready
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