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The Wellington Emergency Management Office (WEMO) is here to help and encourage Wellingtonians to be better prepared for large-scale emergencies.

WEMO gives information on the potential hazards Wellington faces, their effects, how to minimise them, and how to prepare for and get through a disaster.

Be Prepared

For general information on how to prepare for an emergency and sign up to get a text alert warning of an emergency, see:

Grab&Go Emergency Kits

In a major emergency, you may need to quickly leave your home, work or vehicle with little or no warning. WEMO has put together Grab&Go Emergency Kits that contain important items if you need to evacuate quickly. You can purchase these online for $60 (plus delivery):

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You can also buy these kits at the Council's Service Centre, 101 Wakefield Street.

For more information on the kit, see:

Grab&Go Emergency Kits

However, no emergency kit can give you with everything you need - only you know your shoe size, dietary requirements, important medication and documents. For a full list of the survival items you should have on hand, see:

Survival Items

Get Involved

If you're a school, business or a community group, come and have a tour of WEMO and find out how you can prepare for an emergency - or we can come and give a presentation:

Volunteer

If you want to get involved and volunteer to help out in an emergency and/or with training and educating people about how to prepare for an emergency, visit:

Get Involved

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Civil Defence

WEMO is more commonly known as 'Civil Defence' and carries out the Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) functions for the Wellington city area.

Operating under the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Act 2002 requirements, WEMO works with emergency services and other CDEM offices. Together we have plans in place to protect people and property in the event of an emergency.

WEMO Building

The WEMO building is on the corner of Murphy and Turnbull streets in Thorndon.

It was purpose-built in 1995 with its own water, electricity, communications and sewerage facilities. This means that WEMO's communications and essential services can keep operating during a major emergency that affects the city's utilities.

In July and August 2011, we made some internal improvements to the building to increase the building's day-to-day capacity and its ability to respond to a major emergency event.

Visit WEMO

Visits from schools, community groups (for example, scout and girl guide groups) and businesses are welcome. We can give you a tour that takes about an hour, and includes information on how to prepare for an emergency.

There is no charge, but you need to book and have a minimum group size of 20 people.

More Information

Wellington Emergency Management Office (WEMO)

Address: 2 Turnbull Street
Thorndon
Phone: (04) 460 0650
Email: wemo

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