Appendix A – Organisations with a Key CDEM Role This Plan has primarily been developed for the CDEM sector and key stakeholders as defined below. Local authority – to coordinate and integrate all aspects of its hazards and emergency management functions and activities under this Act and other legislation. Emergency services and community support agencies – in support of their readiness, response and recovery planning and delivery. Lifeline utilities (including local authority services) – to link with their strategic risk reduction and operational planning for emergency readiness, response and recovery of services. Government departments – to integrate national planning and service delivery in support of local CDEM management. Welfare agencies – to ensure the efforts of all contributing agencies respond in a collaborative way to the needs of the communities at risk. Local Authority Marlborough District Council Emergency Services and Community Support Agencies NZ Police Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Fire and Emergency New Zealand Rural Women NZ Oranga Tamariki NZ Defence Force St John Ambulance NZ Red Cross Nelson Marlborough Health The Salvation Army Public Health Top of the South Rural Support Trust Department of Conservation Marlborough SPCA Ministry of Social Development Victim Support Coastguard New Zealand Neighbourhood Support NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Surf Life Saving NZ Lifeline Utilities The CDEM Act 2002 places specific duties on lifeline utilities to ensure they are ‘able to function to the fullest possible extent’ and participate in (and make information available for) CDEM planning. The Act describes those entities and classes of entities, which for the purposes of the CDEM Act 2002 constitute a lifeline utility. The Marlborough Engineering Lifelines Group plays a key role in coordinating the risk and emergency management activities of lifeline utilities across the region. For the purposes of the Act, the following provides a list of these entities that apply to the Marlborough District and for whom the term ‘lifeline’ or ‘lifeline utility’ in this Plan applies. Schedule 1 Part A A1. Radio New Zealand A1. Television New Zealand Ltd A5. Blenheim Airport Ltd A6. Port Marlborough Ltd Marlborough Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2017-2022 Page 82