Emergency management publications

Exercise POMARE was a national level pandemic readiness exercise conducted as part of the National Exercise Programme. The exercise was delivered as four workshops based on the New Zealand Influenza Pandemic Plan during the period 27 October 2017 – 07 May 2018. 

This document is designed to help those involved in planning, coordinating and delivering psychosocial interventions and mental health treatments in an emergency. It is for all agencies, service providers and community groups involved in planning, coordinating and delivering psychosocial support.

The National Health Emergency Plan provides the health and disability sector’s strategic framework for emergency management and describes roles and responsibilities across the ‘4R’s of risk reduction, readiness, response and recovery.

This document provides some details about New Zealand’s H5N1 pre-pandemic vaccine supplies, and outlines policies for the use of the vaccine.