Welfare support during Cyclone Gabrielle

Cyclone Gabrielle could bring significant severe weather to many regions of Aotearoa New Zealand. Cyclone Gabrielle is likely to impact across the North Island with severe gales and heavy rain forecast from Sunday through to Tuesday.

Please make sure you keep up to date with MetService(external link) weather forecasts.

The National Emergency Management Agency has stood up its National Coordination Centre to support the response and coordinate any central Government support that may be required. Our Fire and Emergency National Coordination Centre is active at NHQ, along with our Regional Coordination Centres in Te Hiku, Ngā Tai ki te Puku and Te Ūpoko.

Welfare support for FENZ personnel

If you have been affected by the storm and need support, there is help available to you. Speak to your manager, or contact your local Welfare team at the RCC. The Welfare desk at the RCC’s can be contacted on:

Our usual channels of wellbeing support(external link) continue to be available, including access to peer supporters and counselling through Vitae. Your local Welfare Officers are also available to support you and contact information for your local Welfare Officer can be found here(external link).

For information on the regional responses

You can find a link to information about your local civil defence group and the situation in you area on the following page: Local civil defence groups » National Emergency Management Agency(external link)