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Rangitīkei Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)

Status: Working through detailed design

Budget: $2 million

Timeline: Construction is expected to begin in 2026, subject to consent approval

Summary

Rangitīkei District Council is planning a dedicated Emergency Operations Centre on the same High Street site as Council’s Marton office.

An Emergency Operations Centre, often called an EOC, is the place where Council, emergency services, iwi, partner agencies and support organisations coordinate the local response during an emergency. This could include events such as flooding, severe weather, earthquakes, or other situations that affect public safety and community wellbeing.

The Rangitīkei Emergency Operations Centre will strengthen the district’s civil-defence and emergency-response capability. It will provide a purpose-built space for emergency coordination, civil-defence storage, meetings and response planning.

The EOC was previously considered as part of the wider Marton Civic Centre and later Marton Offices and Community Hub project. However recognising its unique importance to the district’s ability to respond in an emergency, it is now being progressed and reported as a separate project.

Separating the EOC project helps make its purpose clearer. The High Street offices and Marton Library project is focused on Council services, community space and public access. The EOC project is focused on resilience, emergency coordination and making sure the district is best prepared to respond.

Project lifecycle

This image shows the standard lifecycle of our key capital projects. For the Rangitīkei Emergency Operations Centre project, we are currently in the ‘developed design’ phase.

Rangitīkei Emergency Operating Centre Project Tracker

What we’ve achieved

The Rangitīkei Emergency Operations Centre was previously reported within the wider Marton Community Hub and High Street Offices project. It is now being separated out in Council reporting to reflect its specific purpose as a dedicated emergency-management facility.

The two projects are still closely connected and will be located on the same 46 High Street site. However, they have different purposes. The hub and offices project is about everyday Council and community services. The EOC is about making sure Rangitīkei is better prepared to respond when emergencies happen.

For full project timeline, see Marton Community Hub and High Street Offices.