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30 October 2025

FIRST72 is working with Crash Services to design and supply customised emergency grab bags for their staff. These kits range from 1-person through to 4+ person family packs, each tailored…

30 October 2025

FIRST72 is proud to partner with Napier City Council to deliver customised emergency kits for 19 community emergency hubs across the Napier region. Working alongside NCC’s Community Resilience Team, FIRST72…

29 October 2025

FIRST72 is proud to support the Department of Conservation (DOC) in enhancing emergency communication capability across remote locations across NZ. As part of this initiative, DOC has deployed FIRST72’s Starlink…

17 October 2025

Yesterday, as part of National ShakeOut Day, the Napier Hill Community Response Group and Napier Central School took another major step forward in their community preparedness journey. FIRST72 delivered and positioned…

25 September 2025

FIRST72 is proud to support the Pōhutukawa Coast Community Response Team (PCCT) with the delivery of a new Tier 3 Tait communications system – making them the first community group…

25 September 2025

On 4 October, the Buckland Community Emergency Response Group will host the first-ever Community-Led Emergency Response Expo in New Zealand. This event will bring together community groups, emergency services, and…

17 July 2025

Water Rescue Equipment for New Zealand’s Flood Response Needs   Flooding is becoming more frequent and severe across New Zealand. From the 2023 North Island Severe Weather events to the…

11 July 2025

FIRST72 x Floody® Flood-Barriers Recent weather events have demonstrated that rivers and streams can rapidly overflow their banks, and rising floodwaters can pose a risk to life and damage property…

09 July 2025

We recently had the privilege of working with the New Zealand Defence Force to design and deliver customised 10-person emergency kits for use across their North Island bases. The NZDF…

09 July 2025

Over the past week, communities across the country – including Nelson-Tasman, Taranaki, and parts of the North Island – have been impacted by heavy rainfall and flooding. In  Nelson-Tasman, the…

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