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Matthew Finn. Broadcast Infrastructure Manager Radio New Zealand. Saturday 4 September 2010 4.35 a.m. Magnitude 7.1 earthquake 40 km west of Christchurch. No-one killed, 2 serious injuries. Tuesday 22 February 2011 12.51 p.m.
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Matthew Finn Broadcast Infrastructure Manager Radio New Zealand
Saturday 4 September 2010 4.35 a.m. Magnitude 7.1 earthquake 40 km west of Christchurch. No-one killed, 2 serious injuries.
Tuesday 22 February 2011 12.51 p.m. Magnitude 6.3 10 km south-east of Christchurch. 185 people killed.
Radio NZ • Motel • Emergency Management Centre
What worked well • Staff and management reacted quickly. • Experience from tsunami warnings. • Calling trees. • Crisis management team was detached from the immediate situation. • CIMS - Coordinated Incident Management System. • Set up special budget codes. • Insurance. • Briefed funders and stakeholders
The Future • Identified our biggest risk - Wellington • Resource Auckland so it’s capable of originating all our services. • More self sufficient in terms of satellite equipment. • Have rapid deployment vehicle ready to go? • 0800 RNZHELP – a freephone communication system for staff to use in emergencies