National Emergency Management Agency (New Zealand)

National Emergency
Management Agency
Te Rākau Whakamarumaru (Māori)
Agency overview
Formed1 December 2019
Preceding agency
  • Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management
JurisdictionNew Zealand
HeadquartersTSB House, Wellington
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • David Gawn, Chief Executive
  • Gary Knowles, Deputy Chief Executive – Emergency Management and Director Civil Defence
  • Alan Cassidy, Deputy Chief Executive – Strategic Enablement
  • Jenna Rogers, Manager Analysis and Planning
  • Roger Ball, Manager National Operations
  • David Coetzee, Manager Regional Partnerships
  • Gill Genet, Manager System Capability
  • Adam Allington, Policy Manager
  • Anthony Frith, Communications Manager
Parent agencyDepartment of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (New Zealand)
Child agency
Websitecivildefence.govt.nz

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA; Māori: Te Rākau Whakamarumaru) is the public service department of New Zealand responsible for providing leadership and support around national, local and regional emergencies. It is an autonomous departmental agency hosted by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. It replaced the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management in December 2019.

The Minister for Emergency Management is currently Mark Mitchell.[1]

  1. ^ "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 27 November 2023.