CPRG News
18 December 2025
There is currently one confirmed case of measles in Te Waipounamu. The case travelled across Canterbury, resulting in a number of exposure events and a growing list of locations of interest.
A reminder to primary care providers – do you know the immunisation status of your staff? This is a crucial part of your business continuity planning and will benefit you and the public health team in the case of exposure.
30 October 2025
Is your practice or pharmacy ready for the next natural disaster? We can help your team by leading a tabletop exercise at your site. Guided discussion about what has happened before, what could happen, and how your business will respond will be led by CPRG Emergency Management Lead, Hanna Sorby. Talk to your practice relationship manager, PHO, or CCPG to get in touch, or email us directly on admin@cprg.org.nz.
Emergency Events
Current Events
There are no current emergency events.
For up-to-date information on known hazards, visit these sites below. There are also a couple of really interesting weather sites that you might be interested in: Ventusky – Wind, Rain and Temperature Maps and Windy: Rain, thunder. There are different filters you can apply (e.g. rain, wind, etc.) to see real-time weather patterns across NZ and the world.
Emergency Management Updates & Resources
- NEMA: https://www.civildefence.govt.nz/about/about-nema/
- Canterbury CDEM Group: https://www.cdemcanterbury.govt.nz/
- Get Ready, Get Thru: https://getready.govt.nz/en/
Tsunami
- Environment Canterbury : Tsunamis | Environment Canterbury (ecan.govt.nz)
- GeoNet Tsunami Network: https://www.geonet.org.nz/tsunami
- Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre: https://www.tsunami.gov/
- LINZ Tide predictions: https://www.linz.govt.nz/sea/tides/tide-predictions
Earthquakes
- GeoNet Quakes: https://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/weak
- United States Geological Survey (earthquakes): https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/
Weather
- MetService: https://www.metservice.com/national/home
- MetService Severe Weather Warnings: Weather Warnings & Watches | MetService
- NIWA: https://shiny.niwa.co.nz/drought-forecast/
Other
- Christchurch City Council: https://www.ccc.govt.nz/
- Orion Power Outages: http://www.oriongroup.co.nz/current
- MainPower’s outage map: https://outages.mainpower.co.nz/
- Roadworks map: https://www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/christchurch/planned-roadworks
- Fire weather risk: https://fireweather.niwa.co.nz/indices

