What is a Community Emergency Hub?
In a disaster, it’s likely official services will be stretched to a point where they must prioritise the most urgent callouts. The people closest to you, your neighbours, will likely be a key source of support.
A Community Emergency Hub, or Hub, is a place where you and your neighbours can go to help each other in a major emergency and share skills and resources, information about what’s happening in your neighbourhood, and support others who in the same situation as you and your family.
Our pilot programme
We are introducing Community Emergency Hubs to some suburbs in Tauranga in February 2025. These will be run by the community, and you can pitch in to help.
We will be launching the Hubs in Matua, Ōtūmoetai, Bellevue and Brookfield. Community events, with food and fun activities, will be held in these neighbourhoods where Hubs would be established in an emergency, enabling you to get to know your neighbours in a comfortable setting before you might need to support each other.
If you live nearby, we’d encourage you to attend the events, learn about the Hubs, establish what skills and resources you have around you, and find out how you might be able to support your neighbours in a time of need.
Being prepared for an emergency
It’s important you make sure you and the people and things you care about, are ready. Every household’s plan will be different, so we encourage you to plan in case you have to rely solely on your own resources, and resources in your neighbourhood, for some time.
For more information on what to do to get through, head to the Get Ready website.