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CPRG News

28 January 2025 – CPRG welcomes our new general practice clinical lead.  Dr Tom Bowden is a GP at ProMed Doctors with emergency response experience with the UK Military. Outgoing clinical lead, Dr Justin Fletcher, would like to thank the many people who have supported him in the role over the past three years. He also thanks the primary care providers of Canterbury who continue to display remarkable dedication and stamina despite significant ongoing challenges.

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
• 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