When a damage-causing emergency occurs, MBIE helps territorial authorities to manage resources to protect lives, buildings, and infrastructure.
Background
Before and during an emergency
Roles and responsibilities for building emergency management
Who does what when it comes to preparing for and responding to an emergency.
Designated areas for building emergency management
The Building Act provides a system for managing buildings that are in an area that has been affected by an emergency.
Rapid Building Assessment System
MBIE manages the rapid building assessment system to assess the usability of buildings following an emergency event.
Rapid building assessment placarding system
Placards placed on buildings after an assessment let you know how buildings may be used after an emergency.
After an emergency
Information for homeowners and building owners
What actions you should take and what help is available if your building has been affected by an emergency.
Remediation, repair and, urgent works
Following an emergency, some buildings may require remediation or urgent works to reduce the risk to people.