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What agencies, if any, are responsible for responding to landslides and slips, and how are roles and responsibilities allocated between central government, local authorities, and emergency management agencies? and 1 other question

Answered 1473, 1474 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 1473

    What agencies, if any, are responsible for responding to landslides and slips, and how are roles and responsibilities allocated between central government, local authorities, and emergency management agencies?

  • 1474

    What plans, frameworks, or response protocols, if any, are currently in place to support a coordinated government response to landslides and land slips across New Zealand?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

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

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I am advised that the National CDEM Plan 2015 sets out roles and responsibilities for agencies responding to emergencies at an incident site. The nature of agencies involvement in landslides depends on the circumstances of the landslide i.e. whether there is a risk to people, property or infrastructure.