Our team

Paul Allen

Resilience Advisor - Group Office
70 Stafford Street  
Dunedin 9054 

Email: paul.allen@otagocdem.govt.nz

Matthew Alley

Group Manager
1 Dunorling St
Alexandra 9320

Email: matt.alley@otagocdem.govt.nz

Erica Andrews

Stakeholder Engagement Advisor - Group Office
70 Stafford Street 
Dunedin 9054

Email: erica.andrews@otagocdem.govt.nz

Tasha Black

Emergency Management Advisor  (Queenstown Lakes)
10 Gorge Rd, Queenstown 9300

 Email:tasha.black@otagocdem.govt.nz

Paula Cathie

Emergency Management Advisor (Dunedin)
Level C, 54 Moray Place
Dunedin 9054

Email: paula.cathie@otagocdem.govt.nz

 

Claire Charleton

Emergency Management Advisor (Dunedin)
Level C, 54 Moray Place
Dunedin 9054

Email: claire.charleton@otagocdem.govt.nz

Craig Gibson

Emergency Management Advisor  (Queenstown Lakes)
10 Gorge Rd, Queenstown 9300

 Email: Craig.Gibson@otagocdem.govt.nz

Taylor Hendl

Emergency Management Advisor (Dunedin)
Level C, 54 Moray Place
Dunedin 9054

Email: Taylor.Hendl@otagocdem.govt.nz

Jacqui Lambeth

Emergency Management Advisor  (Upper Clutha)

10 Gorge Road, Queenstown

Email:Jacqui.Lambeth@otagocdem.govt.nz

 

 

Andy MacKenzie Everitt

Projects and Planning Advisor (Group Office) 

70 Stafford St
Dunedin 9054

Email: Andy.MacKenzieEveritt@otagocdem.govt.nz

Jason Michie

Emergency Management Advisor (Clutha) 
1 Rosebank Terrace
Balclutha 9230 

Email: Jason.Michie@otagocdem.govt.nz

 

Glenn Mitchell

Team Leader - Group Office
70 Stafford Street 
Dunedin 9054

Email:  glenn.mitchell@otagocdem.govt.nz

Derek Shaw

Emergency Management Advisor (Central Otago) 
1 Dunorling Street 
Alexandra 9320 

Email: Derek.Shaw@otagocdem.govt.nz

 

 

 

Controllers and declarations

Civil Defence Emergency Managements priority is public safety; reducing the loss of life and injury, and relieving the distress of those affected by the disaster.

If a state of emergency is in force, you must follow all instructions given by emergency services and civil defence.

Its role widens when an official state of national or local emergency is declared under section 68 or section 69 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002. The CDEM Group will decide if an event is so serious that a state of emergency must be declared.

Once a declaration is made the Group Controller is the head of the response and has two key responsibilities:

• To participate in the planning and implementation of activities which will prepare the community to respond effectively to any civil defence emergency;
• To lead, direct, and coordinate all resources as necessary to respond effectively to the impact of a disaster during a state of local emergency.

The Group Controllers are trained in emergency management procedures. The CDEM Group has appointed local controllers for each of the districts within the region under section 27 of the CDEM Act. Within their respective districts, the local controllers manage local emergencies and report to the Group Controller.

Trained and experienced Controllers are pivotal in leading the response to emergencies in each district as well as at the regional level. They hold their authority from the Otago Civil Defence Emergency Management Group and operate under the provisions of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002.

Here is the list of Controllers who are authorised to act in Otago as of 20 June 2023.