Table 8: Lead Agency Hazard Lead agency at Lead agency at Legislative powers national level local/regional level used to manage response Geological (earthquakes, MCDEM CDEM Group Civil Defence volcanic hazards, Emergency landslides, tsunamis) Management Act 2002 Meteorological (coastal MCDEM CDEM Group Civil Defence hazards, coastal erosion, Emergency storm surges, large Management Act 2002 swells, floods, severe winds, snow) Infrastructure failure MCDEM CDEM Group Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 Drought (affecting rural Ministry for Ministry for Primary Government policy sector) Primary Industries Industries Animal and plant pests Ministry for Ministry for Primary Biosecurity Act 1993 and diseases Primary Industries Industries (biosecurity) Food safety Ministry for Ministry for Primary Food safety Primary Industries Industries Infectious human disease Ministry of Health District health board Epidemic (pandemic) Preparedness Act 2006 Wild fire Fire and Fire and Emergency New FENZ Act 2017 Emergency New Zealand Zealand Urban fire Fire and Fire and Emergency New FENZ Act 2017 Emergency New Zealand Zealand Hazardous substance Fire and Fire and Emergency New FENZ Act 2017, incidents Emergency New Zealand Hazardous Zealand Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 Terrorism New Zealand New Zealand Police Crimes Act 1961 Police Major transport accident New Zealand New Zealand Police Land Transport Act Police 1988, Crimes Act 1961 Marine oil spill Maritime New MDC Maritime Transport Act Zealand 1994, Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1966 Marlborough Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2017-2022 Page 49