Emergency Management Southland has created this website to keep the community of Southland informed about how to prepare for an emergency and also to keep you informed of what is happening during an emergency.

Emergency Management Southland is the collective inter-council organisation that provides all Civil Defence Emergency Management services in every part of the region.

Southland's local and regional councils work together to promote community preparedness for emergencies and plan how to respond to a large event that our emergency services cannot cope with. We are ably supported by and work alongside the Police, Fire Service, St John, SDHB and other key agencies.

For every-day emergencies (such as fires, car crashes, accidents etc), dial 111 and request whichever emergency service can best respond to you – Fire Service, Police or Ambulance.

If your home is directly threatened by flooding, storms, gales or other natural phenomenon, dial 111. If the threat is more general, you are likely to receive instructions over the radio or possibly television. We encourage you to listen to your local radio station or Cue-TV (Sky Channel 110) to find out more. Key local radio stations for Southland audiences are:

• Classic Hits (98.8FM)
• More FM (89.2FM)
• Newstalk ZB (864AM)
• Radio NZ (101.2FM) - during the hourly news update

For all your Civil Defence Educational needs, please visit the site below: