For evacuations

If you need to evacuate your house in an emergency, it is best if you can stay with friends or family. Make sure you have a Getaway Kit organised and discuss where you and your family will meet in an emergency.

Jump to Civil Defence Centre locations.

In some emergencies you may need to evacuate in a hurry. Everyone should have a packed getaway kit in an easily accessible place at home and at work which includes:

• Torches and batteries
• Radio – wind up or with batteries
• Hand sanitizer
• Cash
• Copies of important documents (online or paper)
• Walking shoes, warm clothes, raincoat and hat
• First aid kit
• Prescription medicine
• Water and snack food
• Pet food if you have pets.

If you need to evacuate in an emergency, but are unable to stay with friends or family, you can go to a Civil Defence Centre.  In an emergency, a Civil Defence Centre can provide assistance and information.  It is also where the community can go to provide information or offer their services.

In Taranaki, we have 22 Civil Defence Centres.  These are existing buildings that can be set up as a Civil Defence Centre in an emergency, they are not staffed or resourced by Civil Defence outside of an emergency.  Civil Defence Centres range from Town Halls to commercial facilities and are resourced on a needs basis.

Centres will only be opened during an emergency as required.  Listen to any of the local radio stations for information about which centres are open.

Locality	CD Centre/s (click on name for Google map)
Auroa	Auroa Primary School (external link) (external link)
Bell Block	Bell Block Primary School & Hall (external link)
Eltham	Eltham Primary School (external link)
Hawera	Hawera Community Centre (external link)  and The TSB Hub, Hicks Park (external link)
Inglewood	TET Stadium & Events Centre (external link)
Kaponga	Kaponga Primary School (external link)
Manaia	Manaia Primary School (external link)
New Plymouth	Pukekura Raceway (external link) , Fitzroy Primary School (external link) , Spotswood College (external link)
Normanby	Normanby Primary School  (external link)
Oakura	Oakura Hall & Bowling Club (external link)
Okato	Coastal Taranaki School (external link)
Opunake	Sandfords Event Centre (external link)
Patea	Patea Old Folks Hall (external link)
Rahotu	Rahotu Primary School (external link)
Stratford	War Memorial Centre (external link)
Urenui	Urenui School (external link)
Waitara	Owae Marae (external link) & Waitara Central School (external link)
Waverley	Waverley Community Centre (Rugby Club) (external link)