Communities need to be able to look after themselves for 7+ days.
Severe weather events are hitting harder and more often. When they do, roads close, power and comms go down, and help can take days to arrive. Civil Defence asks every community to be prepared to stand on its own, because in the first days of a major event, the response starts with you.
Knowing where to start is the hardest part, so we start with you.
Most communities know they should be better prepared. But between funding, equipment, logistics and training, it’s a big job to carry alone. We’ve walked it with many communities, marae and councils across the country, and we’ve turned it into a clear, manageable path.
EPODs® are specialist emergency pods that keep entire communities self-sufficient for 7+ days.
Solar and generator power, communications, response equipment, clean water, emergency food, medical and shelter. All configured to your community and ready from the moment the doors open. So when help can’t reach you, you can survive on your own until it does.
EPODs® change what disaster means for your community.
Without a plan, an isolated community waits, in the dark, out of touch, hoping help comes soon. With an EPOD on site, the same community powers up, gets connected, and starts running its own response within the hour. Same event, completely different story.
Powered, connected, fed, sheltered and safe for 7+ days, until help arrives.
That’s what being ready actually looks like. A community that can take care of its people through the worst days, and come out stronger. Being ready before it’s needed, and there when it counts.
Off-grid emergency pods with comprehensive solar power and battery systems plus digital and satellite communication systems. Starting from $55,000 + GST.
Self-contained, powerable emergency pods ready to support communities through the first 72+ hours. Starting from $35,000 + GST.
Both available in 10ft, 20ft and 40ft sizes – customised to your community’s needs.
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The EPOD at Moeraki Marae in Dunedin is an invaluable resource, ensuring our community’s safety, resilience and independence during emergencies. It enables the Marae to serve as a hub for essential supplies, education, and support, empowering whānau and visitors alike in times of need. This taonga reflects the values of manaakitanga and kaitiakitanga, strengthening our ability to care for our people and uphold our traditions.
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Our marae have become local emergency response centres after a number of natural disasters, in some cases feeding a thousand people a day. Our new emergency pods are a way to enhance our marae emergency response preparedness. We want to empower our people to offer support and manaaki to whānau and the community during emergency events. This is such important mahi as it highlights the importance of emergency preparedness in our Ngāi Tahu Takiwā.
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FIRST72 has provided exceptional customer service from concept to on-time delivery of 25 x Resilience Emergency Pods for the Wairoa district. The communities will benefit enormously from this initiative for years to follow as our area is prone to climate change and isolation in the event of a natural disaster that unfortunately eventuated recently with Cyclone Gabrielle. I would definitely recommend their services to others because of their professionalism, attention to detail and commitment to community projects.
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The EPODs provided by FIRST72, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and Te Puni Kōkiri has given the Marae and local community the ability to be prepared to deal with any natural disaster. Having it onsite gives peace of mind that appropriate resources are readily available to be utilised when needed.
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Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu engaged FIRST72 due to their strong national reputation as a trusted emergency pod provider. They successfully assembled and distributed all 24 emergency pods across Southland, Otago, the West Coast, and Canterbury in less than three months. Feedback from our Papatipu Rūnanga was overwhelmingly positive, with strong appreciation for the quality of the equipment, the clarity of the training and the professionalism shown throughout the project.
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The team are ecstatic with having the emergency containers on site, they are are bang on what we wanted!
AMI believes that New Zealand communities can do more to prepare for the impacts of extreme weather and recognised the proven impact of FIRST72’s EPODs in events like Cyclone Gabrielle.
AMI Insurance has partnered with FIRST72 again – this time to put a fully-equipped EPOD® Flood Response Trailer in the hands of the Pōhutukawa Coast Community Response Team (PCCRT).
Read more about how EPODs are supporting marae to become self-sufficient by providing vital resources to support communities after disasters
Funded by the NEMA CDEM Resilience Fund, this project focuses on establishing alternate Emergency Coordination Centres (ECCs) and Emergency Operations Centres (EOCs) for WCEM.
Find out how our EPOD Emergency & Disaster Pods can build resilience and self-sufficiency in your community. Download our helpful guide.
