Focus on recovery: A holistic framework for recovery in New Zealand

Focus on Recovery provides a framework for recovery planning and management in New Zealand for local government, Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Groups and government departments. This document represents a Ministry position on recovery and has been developed with input from the International Recovery Symposium that was held in Napier in July 2004. It outlines the context and the direction of future work for recovery as part of the 4Rs (Reduction, Readiness, Response and Recovery) approach to CDEM.