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…
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…
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…
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…
We’re proud to announce that FIRST72 is now the exclusive NZ partner for Deployed Logix (DLX) — the global leader in rapidly deployable emergency shelters and infrastructure. Through this partnership,…
Check out the 8 x Starlink Rapid Deployment Kits that we’ve just supplied to the NZ Police to support their emergency operations. These kits provide fully off-grid satellite internet capability…
At FIRST72, we’ve made a clear and considered submission on the new Emergency Management Bill—one that reflects what we see every day in our work across Aotearoa: communities are the…
New Zealand’s emergency management system is undergoing a once-in-a-generation reform—and your voice is needed. The Government has released a discussion document proposing a new Emergency Management Bill, which will replace…
New Zealand has taken a major step toward preparing for the worst. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has officially released the Catastrophic Event Handbook (Version 1.0)—a landmark document that…
In light of recent severe weather events, including Cyclone Gabrielle, the Wairoa floods, and flooding in Dunedin, communities across New Zealand have faced unprecedented challenges. These events have shown the…
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