Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO)

Name

Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO)

Legal name

Wellington Region Emergency Management Office

Website

https://getprepared.nz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Management Services

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Management & Disaster Response (EOC, Civil Defense) (BPAIAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disaster Response Coordination & Incident Command (EOC/ICS) (HLAJAGAB), Mutual Aid, Stakeholder & Agency Coordination Planning (EUAHALAI), Emergency Shelter, Camp Coordination & Camp Management (CCCM) (BPADADAB), Emergency Communications, Alerting & Public Warning Systems (HLAJAGAF)

Keywords

• Emergency management services
• Civil defence coordination
• Community preparedness training
• Business continuity planning
• Disaster response coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Wellington

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: WREMO is a government-funded agency that coordinates Civil Defence and Emergency Management Services on behalf of the nine councils in the Wellington Region. All services provided to the community are free of charge, including workshops, training, and emergency preparedness resources.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

WREMO coordinates civil defence and emergency management services on behalf of nine councils across the Wellington Region. Its core offering consists of free community preparedness workshops (Household Earthquake Planning, Business Continuity Planning, School Emergency Planning, Community Emergency Response Practice), a network of 127 Community Emergency Hubs staffed by trained community volunteers, and a library of emergency planning resources (guides, evacuation maps, grab bag checklists) delivered in 16 languages and multiple accessibility formats.

Product overview

WREMO is a public sector emergency management coordination office serving nine councils in the Wellington Region. The organisation does not offer a commercial software product but provides a suite of community-facing preparedness services including: the Community Emergency Hubs network (127 community-run facilities), free workshops (Business Continuity Planning, Household Earthquake Planning, School Emergency Planning, Community Response Practice), and educational resources (Earthquake Planning Guides in 16 languages, Disability-Inclusive Preparedness Guide, Tsunami Evacuation Maps, Grab Bag guidance). The primary public interface is the getprepared.nz website portal which serves as a hub for resources and emergency communications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Emergency Hubs Network

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 staff from partner agencies participated in regional emergency exercise (Exercise Rū Whenua a Rohe)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

41 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GNS SciencecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Scientific research partner in Exercise Rū Whenua a Rohe, providing geological and seismic science expertise for the Alpine Fault earthquake scenario exercise.
• MetServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Weather forecasting partner in regional emergency exercises and ongoing severe weather coordination. MetService provides severe weather warnings used by WREMO and communities for emergency preparedness.
• NZ Transport Agency Waka KotahicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Transport infrastructure partner participating in regional emergency exercises and providing transport disruption information during emergencies.
• Wellington Free AmbulancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Emergency health services partner participating in regional emergency exercises and providing medical response during emergencies in the Wellington region.
• Ministry of Business, Innovation & EmploymentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Government agency partner in regional emergency exercises, providing cross-government coordination during major emergencies.
• Ministry of Social DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Welfare agencies partner in regional emergency exercises and emergency response, providing social welfare support during and after emergencies.
• NZ Red CrosscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Humanitarian partner in regional emergency exercises and disaster response. WREMO partnered with NZ Red Cross to translate the Earthquake Planning Guide into 16 languages.
• Te Puni KōkiriminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Māori development agency partner in regional emergency exercises providing iwi/Māori coordination support.
• Ministry for Primary IndustriesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Government agency partner in regional emergency exercises with responsibilities for primary industry emergency management (agriculture, forestry, fisheries).
• CorrectionsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Government agency partner in regional emergency exercises providing corrections sector emergency management coordination.
• National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024National emergency management agency that attends CDEM Joint Committee meetings and provides national-level coordination for large-scale emergencies. WREMO works with NEMA on public education resources.
• Hora Te Pai HealthminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Health provider on the Kāpiti Coast that hosts kaumātua resilience sessions on emergency preparedness, providing culturally safe environments for kaumātua to discuss grab bags and evacuation planning.
• Bishop Viard CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2024Students from Bishop Viard College in Porirua developed District Emergency Safe Kits as a business proposal, featuring a 'pay-it-forward' system for community emergency preparedness.
• Carterton District CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the CDEM Group Joint Committee and Coordinating Executive Group. Council activates Emergency Operations Centre during emergencies and supports WREMO's regional coordination of civil defence and emergency management.
• Greater Wellington Regional CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGWRC chairs the CDEM Group Joint Committee and its Chief Executive Nigel Corry serves as Deputy Chair of the Coordinating Executive Group. GWRC is responsible for environmental management, flood protection, and regional coordination.
• Hutt City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of CDEM Group structures. Hutt City Council activates its Emergency Operations Centre and provides council support for WREMO's regional emergency management coordination.
• Kāpiti Coast District CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of CDEM Group. The Chief Executive Darren Edwards serves as Chair of the Coordinating Executive Group. Council activates Emergency Operations Centre and hosts Community Emergency Hubs across the Kāpiti Coast.
• Masterton District CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of CDEM Group structures. Masterton District Council participates in regional emergency management coordination and activates local Emergency Operations Centre during emergencies.
• Porirua City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of CDEM Group. Mayor Anita Baker serves as Chair of the CDEM Group Joint Committee. Porirua City Council activates Emergency Operations Centre and has active Community Emergency Hub programs.
• South Wairarapa District CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of CDEM Group. South Wairarapa District Council participates in regional emergency management with specific focus on Wairarapa region response and recovery.
• Upper Hutt City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of CDEM Group structures. Upper Hutt City Council activates its Emergency Operations Centre and participates in regional emergency management coordination.
• Wellington City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of CDEM Group. Wellington City Council activates its Emergency Operations Centre and is the largest council in the region, managing significant population and infrastructure.
• Te Whatu Ora - Capital & CoastcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth board member of the Coordinating Executive Group. Participates in regional emergency management planning and health-related emergency response coordination.
• Te Whatu Ora - Hutt ValleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth board member of the Coordinating Executive Group. Participates in regional emergency management and health emergency response for the Hutt Valley area.
• Te Whatu Ora - WairarapacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth board member of the Coordinating Executive Group. Participates in regional emergency management and health emergency response for the Wairarapa area.
• Te Whatu Ora - MidCentralminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth board member of the Coordinating Executive Group, providing health sector emergency management coordination across the MidCentral region.
• Fire and Emergency NZcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmergency services member of the Coordinating Executive Group. Participated in major regional exercises including Exercise Rū Whenua a Rohe and Exercise Poseidon.
• New Zealand PolicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmergency services member of the Coordinating Executive Group. Police participate in regional emergency management exercises and emergency response coordination.
• Te Āti Awa/Taranaki WhanuicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMāori iwi organization member of the Coordinating Executive Group. Participates in CDEM governance and provides mātauranga and cultural perspectives for emergency management.
• Te Āti Awa ki WhakarongotaicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMāori iwi organization member of the Coordinating Executive Group, representing Te Āti Awa ki Whakarongotai in CDEM governance structures.
• Ngāti Toa Rangatira / Te Rūnanga o Toa RangatiracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMāori iwi organization with chairs represented on the CDEM Group Joint Committee and member of the Coordinating Executive Group. Ngāti Toa Rangatira is the iwi within Porirua.
• Raukawa ki te tonga / Ngā Hapū o ŌtakiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMāori hapū organization member of the Coordinating Executive Group representing hapū interests in emergency management planning.
• Rangitāne o WairarapaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMāori iwi organization member of the Coordinating Executive Group representing Rangitāne interests in Wairarapa emergency management.
• Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Iwi Development TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIwi development trust member of the Coordinating Executive Group providing iwi perspective on Wairarapa emergency management.
• Wātene Māori / Māori WardensminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMāori Wardens organization member of the Coordinating Executive Group, providing community safety and emergency support capabilities.
• Whaikaha – Ministry of Disabled PeoplecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting WREMO's Disability Inclusive Emergency Management project. Whaikaha provides support for interactive preparedness workshops rolling out across the Wellington region in 2026.
• New Zealand Red CrosscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWREMO partnered with NZ Red Cross to translate the Earthquake Planning Guide into 16 languages, enabling Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities to access emergency preparedness information.
• Massey UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in developing the emergency sanitation plan for the Wellington region, collaborating with WREMO, councils, health officials, and Ngāti Toa.
• Wellington WatercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater utility partner in emergency planning. Wellington Water collaborated on the emergency sanitation plan and provides water supply information for emergency preparedness education.
• Lifeline UtilitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLifeline utilities (organizations providing essential infrastructure) are part of the CDEM Group and participate in the Wellington Region Lifelines Advisory Group, which attends CEG meetings.
• Wellington Region Lifelines and Regional Welfare Advisory GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory group that attends Coordinating Executive Group meetings, providing expertise on lifeline utilities and regional welfare coordination during emergencies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• New Zealand Red Cross: Humanitarian partner that co-produced WREMO's 16-language Earthquake Planning Guide and participates in regional exercises. Not a direct peer, but a close ecosystem partner with overlapping community resilience focus.
• Japan Cabinet Office – Disaster Management: Japan's national disaster management bureau, recognised globally for earthquake/tsunami preparedness. Highly relevant peer given Wellington's comparable seismic exposure and WREMO's earthquake/hazard focus.

Direct peers

• Waikato Civil Defence Emergency Management Group: CDEM Group office covering the Waikato region. Performs the same statutory role as WREMO under the CDEM Act 2002, coordinating multiple councils and emergency services for community preparedness and response.
• Auckland Emergency Management: CDEM Group office for the Auckland region — the closest functional peer to WREMO. Performs the same community preparedness, EOC coordination and business continuity planning role for a larger urban population.
• Hawke's Bay Emergency Management: CDEM Group office for the Hawke's Bay region, with extensive experience following Cyclone Gabrielle. Performs the same community preparedness and regional coordination function as WREMO for a comparable regional population.
• Canterbury Civil Defence Emergency Management Group: CDEM Group office for the Canterbury region, formed in the wake of the 2010–2011 Canterbury earthquake sequence. Comparable role, structure and customer base to WREMO, with arguably the deepest earthquake-recovery expertise in NZ.

Regional players

• Victorian State Emergency Service (VICSES): Lead agency for emergency management in Victoria, Australia. Comparable community preparedness, volunteer network and multi-hazard coordination model, though operating under a different governance structure than NZ CDEM groups.

Broad incumbents

• National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) – New Zealand: NZ's national-level emergency management agency that sets policy, coordinates cross-government response and works alongside CDEM groups like WREMO. Directly comparable mandate and customer base (NZ public/government), but operates nationally rather than regionally.
• FEMA (US Federal Emergency Management Agency): US federal emergency management agency. Operates at a far larger scale but shares WREMO's core mandate of community preparedness, EOC coordination, hazard education and multi-agency disaster response.
• Emergency Management BC: Provincial emergency management agency for British Columbia, Canada. Comparable regional/provincial coordination role, community preparedness programmes and hazard focus (earthquake, tsunami, wildfire).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WREMOnz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wremo
• Instagraminstagram.com/wremo_nz/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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