New Zealand
This country is covered by UNDRR's Asia and Pacific office.
This risk profile is currently being updated with new data from the 2013 Global Risk Update.
New Zealand has focal point(s) for
Sendai Framework
Focal Points
Sendai Framework
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade (MFAT)
Contact: Development Manager (DRR & Resilience)
Phone: +64 443 982 54
Hyogo Framework for Action
Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management (CDEM)
Website: http://www.civildefence.govt.nz
Contact: Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management
Phone: +64 481 785 91 +64 274 441 843
HFA Progress Reports
- New Zealand: Sendai Framework data readiness review report 2017 | New Zealand - government
- New Zealand: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2013-2015) 2015 | Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management, New Zealand - gov
- New Zealand: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2011-2013) 2012 | Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management, New Zealand - gov
Other Policy, Plans & Statements
Policy & Plans
- Responding to the climate crisis: an implementation plan 2019 | Ministry of Defence (New Zealand), New Zealand - gov
- National disaster resilience strategy 2019 | New Zealand - government
Official Statements & Presentations
- New Zealand: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2019) 2019 | New Zealand - government
- New Zealand: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2017) 2017 | New Zealand - government
- New Zealand: Statement made at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) 2015 | New Zealand - government
Other Development Reports
Country Information

- Population:
- 4.2 million
- GDP 2007:
- 66.7 billion USD
UNDRR Asia and Pacific
7th Floor Secretariat Building UN ESCAP Complex 76 Rajadamnern Nok Ave10200
Bangkok, Thailand
Phone: +66 02288 2745
www.unisdr.org
Our sub-regional offices
UNDRR KobeUNDRR Suva
Partners Publications about New Zealand
- Modelling residential habitability and human displacement for tsunami scenarios in Christchurch, New Zealand2019 | Elsevier
- Arotakenga Huringa Āhuarangi: A framework for the National Climate Change risk assessment for Aotearoa New Zealand2019 | Ministry for the Environment, (New Zealand)