The Annual EMPA Awards for Excellence in Emergency Communication have been established to recognise those who have made a significant contribution to emergency communications in Australia and New Zealand.

2017 saw the Inaugural EMPA Awards for Excellence in Emergency Communications presented at the EMPA New Zealand Conference Dinner in Wellington on Monday, 21 August 2017.

Here are the winners in each category: 

Excellence in Resilience and Readiness

Joint Winners - WREMO & Emergency Management Bay of Plenty

Excellence in Emergency Communication

Winner – Kaikoura EOC PIM team

Excellence in Emergency Media Coverage

Winner – Chris Lynch, Newstalk ZB 

Excellence in Innovation in Public Communications

Winner – Brian FM