Identifier | Created | Classification | Origin |
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05WELLINGTON688 | 2005-09-08 19:48:00 | UNCLASSIFIED | Embassy Wellington |
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UNCLAS WELLINGTON 000688
SIPDIS STATE PASS USAID/OFDA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AEMR EAID PREL US NZ SUBJECT: TFUS01: MORE DETAILS ON NEW ZEALAND'S OFFER OF ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF REF: A. WELLINGTON 683 B. WELLINGTON 679 C. SECSTATE 163414 D. SECSTATE 163366 E. WELLINGTON 675 Further to ref A and B (in response to ref C), following are details on the post-disaster recovery personnel that the New Zealand government has offered to assist in the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts: The New Zealand Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Management has identified three (3) to four (4) people with experience in post-flood disaster recovery management. The team would comprise recovery specialists from the Ministry and local government and would include managers with direct experience from the 10-day floods in February 2004 that hit the Manawatu region in the southern part of New Zealand's North Island. The team could contribute planning skills at the local government or regional level. Burnett |