Stephen WoodheadEmergency Management Otago wants to consult members of the public throughout Otago over the organisation's proposed new 10-year group plan. Public submissions on the draft group plan close on April 29. Stephen Woodhead, who chairs the Otago Civil Defence Emergency Management Group, said that the draft plan set out an approach focused on working with and supporting communities before, during and after emergencies. Otago had a co-ordinated regional approach to emergency management that also enabled and supported each council to make appropriate local arrangements. The review of the group plan had been under way for more than a year and had included workshops in every district, and discussions with key stakeholders and partner agencies.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 25, 2019 15:33 UTC