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This week is the final chance for communities to share their experiences in support of an independent review of the Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Group’s response to Cyclone Gabrielle.

Our thoughts and best wishes go out to the people in Marlborough and North Canterbury after the series of earthquake that have hit those regions recently.

Civil Defence, or ‘Emergency Management’ as it prefers to be called, must put its staff and volunteers through a rural awareness course.

Some actions by Civil Defence (CD) staff in the quake-hit Kaikoura region are stressing farmers, says Federated Farmers spokeswoman on adverse events, Katie Milne.

Civil Defence Emergency Management will be working to get people out to rural properties in the coming week to check on their welfare and needs.

CIVIL DEFENCE officials say a 'severe weather watch' issued for Northland for the weekend reflects a sensible, cautious approach by forecasters and is no cause for alarm at this stage.

NORTHLAND AND WAIKATO are being warned of heavy rain, strong winds and storm surges  – but Cyclone Lusi may be welcomed by farmers, says a Civil Defence spokesman.

Civil Defence is urging farmers to move stock away from areas of flood, landslide or power line risk as a winter storm looms over the country.