Thank you for signing up to take part in New Zealand ShakeOut. With just one month until the big day, now is the time to start preparing for your drill.

It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!

1. Announce the start of the drill (eg announce on PA, blow a whistle, listen to the radio, set calendar reminders, see the Triggering the Drill guide for more ideas).
2. Drop, cover and hold for one minute.
3. Call the end of the drill and take part in one the follow up activities. 

Follow up activities could include practising a tsunami evacuation, updating your own emergency supplies and plans at home and work, holding discussion morning teas, teaching children about earthquakes with What’s the Plan Stan? factsheets and activities. 

See the Holding your Drill and Follow Up Activities guide for more follow up ideas at home, work and school.

We'd love to hear about your New Zealand ShakeOut drill and follow up activities. Let us know what you got up to, by sharing your photos and stories at www.shakeout.govt.nz/share.

Have you been receiving our weekly tips for businesses? We’ve sent out three tips so far – #1 Update your staff emergency contact lists, #2 Connect with critical suppliers and customers, #3 Back-up your data and make a plan – to everyone signed up under the Business category. If you haven’t received the tips and would like to, please email shakeout@dpmc.govt.nz.

If you’re holding your drill somewhere that members of the public will be, such as a library or a shop, you will need to let them know you’re taking part in the drill, and invite them to join in. Here’s what you can do:

• Download and print out the We've Registered Poster and display these prominently in the lead up to and on the day of the drill.
• Use the Scripts for Broadcast in Public Spaces on the day of the drill to let people know it will be happening, how they can join in and to start and finish the drill.
• Provide resources they can take home, such as household emergency plans and checklists for emergency items.

Follow NZ Get Thru on Facebook and Twitter for celebrity videos, tips and tricks for planning your drill and being better prepared.

Visit the ShakeOut website to download resources to help you plan your drill. Our latest resources include:

• Triggering Your Drill Guide
• Holding your Drill and Follow Up Activities Guide
• Personal Workplace Emergency Plan
• Scripts for Broadcast in Public Spaces
• We've Registered Poster
• Get Ready for an Emergency Pictorial Resource
• ShakeOut Lesson Plan for schools

We also have posters and banners in nine languages – English, simplified Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Samoan, Tagalog, Tongan and Māori.

If you have any questions please contact us at shakeout@dpmc.govt.nz