...Karlene S. Tipler; Ruth A. Tarrant; David M. Johnston; Keith F. Tuffin Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify lessons learned by schools from their involvement in the 2012 New Zealand ShakeOut nationwide earthquake drill. Design/methodology/approach – The results from a survey...

...Victoria A. Johnson; Kevin R. Ronan; David M. Johnston; Robin Peace Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the national implementation of disaster preparedness education in New Zealand primary schools through the dissemination of What's the Plan, Stan?, a voluntary, curriculum...

... to emergency managers across North America and within New Zealand, for the evaluation and monitoring of emergency management training and exercises was conducted. This was then compared with results from a questionnaire based survey of 48 local government organisations in Canada, USA, and New Zealand...

...David Johnston; Julia Becker; Douglas Paton Purpose The purpose of this paper is to look at the role of community participation in reducing anxiety and trauma in communities during two New Zealand earthquakes: the 1987 Edgecumbe and 2003 Te Anau events and explore the effectiveness of various...

... regarding their relationship with natural hazards. Design/methodology/approach Survey data were collected from 156 residents in Napier, New Zealand. A cross‐sectional design was used. Data were analysed using the AMOS 5 structural equation modelling program. Findings Positive attitudes to hazard...

... Risk management Disaster management Volcanoes New Zealand An important issue for communities, organizations, and individuals before, during, and after an eruption sequence is how to cope with the range of uncertainties associated with such events. The focus in this context is, increasingly...

...David M. Johnston; Mark S. Bebbington Chin‐Diew Lai; Bruce F. Houghton; Douglas Paton Residents of two North Island, New Zealand, communities were surveyed in March 1995 to measure their understanding of volcanic hazards. This was repeated in November 1995, following the Ruapehu eruptions...