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What decisions, if any, have been made regarding the establishment of a back-up National Crisis Management Centre outside Wellington?

Answered Question 11 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • What decisions, if any, have been made regarding the establishment of a back-up National Crisis Management Centre outside Wellington?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery

Answer

In my capacity as Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery I have not made any decisions regarding the establishment of a backup National Crisis Management Centre outside of Wellington. However, I am advised that the National Emergency Management Agency has established an improved backup National Crisis Management Centre at the Auckland University of Technology South Auckland Campus in June 2025.