MCDEM

Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management
Te Rākau Whakamarumaru

Agency overview
Formed	July 1999
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Civil Defence Ministry for Emergency Management
Jurisdiction	New Zealand
Headquarters	Bowen House, Wellington 41°16′47″S 174°46′31″E / 41.279794°S 174.775330°E / -41.279794; 174.775330
Annual budget	NZD 12.3m
Minister responsible	Hon. Gerry Brownlee, Minister of Civil Defence
Agency executives	Sarah Stuart-Black, Director David Coetzee, National Controller
Parent agency	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (New Zealand)
Child agency	National Crisis Management Centre
Website	http://www.civildefence.govt.nz

The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management is New Zealand's central government agency responsible for emergency management.

The current minister is the Hon. Gerry Brownlee.

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