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New Zealand’s National Emergencies Management Agency runs a national communications campaign on how to prepare for emergencies. The ‘Get Ready’ campaign encourages households, workplaces, schools and communities to be ready. It provides information on what to do before, during and after natural hazard events, including floods and storms. The Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience acts on behalf of government to share disaster resilience education, knowledge and information with the public. This 29 Chartered Institute of Housing (GEX0001); Prof Rowena Hill and Rich Pickford (GEX0008); Keep Britain Tidy (GEX0009); National Flood Forum (GEX0010); British Red Cross (GEX0011); West Midlands Combined Authority (GEX0017) 30 Qq 25, 43, 78; C&AG’s Report, Figure 3; Correspondence from the Cabinet Office to the Public Accounts Committee, 28 February 2024 31 Q 78 32 Q 78 14 Government resilience: extreme weather includes the 2021 handbook Disaster Resilience Education for Young People. The Cabinet Office plans to develop a website to help the public know how to be prepared and respond to emergencies.33 33 Q 25; C&AG’s Report, para 3.24 and Figure 12 Government resilience: extreme weather 15 2 Oversight arrangements Leadership