Civil Defence Centres

In a major disaster or emergency, volunteers set up Civil Defence Centres. The centres are in primary schools or other community locations like community centres.

In an emergency listen to your local radio station to hear which Civil Defence Centres are working.

The centres collect information about the impact of an emergency and inform the Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO).

Civil Defence Centres do not carry food, water, equipment or other resources to be handed out to the general public - that is not their purpose. Follow the advice in the Prepare for an Emergency section to make sure you are sufficiently prepared:

It's a good idea to keep a note of your nearest Civil Defence Centre location in your home survival kit.

Survival Items

Become a volunteer

If you want to volunteer to help out at a Civil Defence Centre, visit:

Civil Defence Volunteers

Location of Civil Defence Centres

Tawa area

Area Location Address
Linden Linden Social Centre 8 Linden Ave
Greenacres Greenacres Primary School 62 Raroa Terrace
Tawa CDC Tawa School 6A Oxford Street
Redwood Redwood School 71A Redwood Avenue
Grenada North Grenada North Park Pavilion Cnr Jamaica Drive & Nassau Avenue

Johnsonville area

Area Location Address
Grenada Village Grenada Village Hall 2 Mandeville Crescent
Churton Park Churton Park School 90 Churton Drive
Johnsonville CDC Johnsonville School 10 Morgan Street
West Park West Park School 97 Broderick Road
Newlands Newlands School 200 Newlands Road
Ohariu Valley Ohariu Village Hall 583 Ohariu Valley Road

North Central area

Area Location Address
Khandallah Cashmere Avenue School 110 Cashmere Avenue
Ngaio Ngaio School 45 Abbott Street
Crofton Downs Crofton Downs Primary School 21 Chartwell Drive
Wadestown Wadestown School 2 Rose Street

Western area

Area Location Address
Northland Northland School 14 Harbour View Road
Karori Karori Recreation Centre 251 Karori Road
Karori West Karori West School 19 Allington Road, Karori
Makara Makara Model School 399 Makara Road, RD1
Kelburn Kelburn Normal School 16 Kowhai Road

CBD and surrounds

Area Location Address
Thorndon Thorndon Primary School 19B Hobson Street
Clifton Terrace Clifton Terrace Model School 15 Clifton Terrace
Te Aro Te Aro School 360 The Terrace
Mount Victoria Clyde Quay School 27 Elizabeth Street
Mount Cook Mount Cook School 160 Tory Street

Southern area

Area Location Address
Brooklyn Brooklyn School 58 Washington Avenue
Newtown Newtown School 16 Mein Street
Berhampore Berhampore School 105 Britomart Street
Island Bay Island Bay School 6 Thames Street (Cnr Clyde & Thames Streets)

Eastern area

Area Location Address
Roseneath Roseneath School 13 Maida Vale Road
Hataitai Hataitai School 2 Arawa Road
Kilbirnie Kilbirnie School 72 Hamilton Road
Houghton Bay Houghton Valley School 110 Houghton Bay Road

Peninsular area

Area Location Address
Miramar Miramar Community Centre 27 Chelsea Street
Worser Bay Worser Bay School 168 Seatoun Heights Road
Seatoun Seatoun School 59 Burnham Street
Strathmore Strathmore Community Centre 108 Strathmore Avenue

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