Emergency Management Institute – Te Kura Raumati Whakahaere Ohotata
Other Science
A course by
Massey University
A five-day, in-person course at Wellington Campus introducing theoretical and practical aspects of emergency management, including planning, hazard warning, Māori community roles, wellbeing in disasters, and mitigation strategies.
NZ$2,070
inc GST
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Core skills this course teaches
Understand core concepts of risk and emergency management
Gain foundational knowledge of risk and emergency management ideas and how they are applied at various levels in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally.
Recognise Māori community roles in disasters
About This Course
The Emergency Management Institute programme provides a cohesive introduction to emergency management topics, covering both theory and practice. Over five days, participants explore risk management, community resilience, Māori roles in disasters, hazard warning systems, wellbeing, and hands-on mitigation through sessions, case studies, and field excursions. The course incorporates New Zealand and international research and is designed for a wide range of professionals and stakeholders in emergency management, including planners, educators, engineers, policy makers, and emergency managers.
Course Content
- Emergency planning processes and coordination across national, regional, local, iwi, and organisational levels
- Fundamental risk and emergency management concepts in Aotearoa New Zealand and globally
- Roles of Māori (iwi, hapū, marae) and mana whenua in disaster contexts, hosted at a local marae
- Warning systems for hazard events: weather, flooding, tsunami, etc.; communication strategies and technologies
- Wellbeing and resilience: evidence-based approaches, public education, community engagement, and monitoring strategies
- Field excursion to explore hazard landscapes, risk, and examples of mitigation in Wellington and Hutt Valley
- Land-use planning, building regulation/design for earthquakes, tsunami, landslides, and flooding
- Community-based preparedness activities
Build towards these roles
Emergency ManagerPolicy AnalystRisk ManagerCivil Defence Planner
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