10. Question No. 10—Emergency ManagementRACHEL BOYACK (Labour—Nelson) to the Minister for Emergency ManagementQuestion No. 10—Emergency Management10. RACHEL BOYACK (Labour—Nelson) to the Minister for Emergency Management: How is the Government supporting grassroots emergency resilience initiatives?Hon KIRITAPU ALLAN (Minister for Emergency Management): On 2 May I announced nine regional initiatives to strengthen community resilience to emergencies through the Civil Defence Emergency Management Resilience Fund. The range of projects supported includes projects in resilience to rain events in Tai Rāwhiti a coastal community resilience guide for the Chatham Islands earthquake education kits in Hawke's Bay a regional resilience analysis for Marlborough a coastal community resilience guide for the Chatham Islands and the continuation of a programme in Nelson Tasman and Marlborough to bring together the eight mana whenua to strengthen Māori planning and preparation for emergencies. Each of the initiatives is strongly focused on futureproofing regional emergency management arrangements and making resilience more inclusive for businesses and communities.Rachel Boyack: What support was provided to the West Coast to support preparations for an Alpine Fault rupture?Hon KIRITAPU ALLAN: Due to its isolation its topography and its proximity the West Coast is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of an Alpine Fault rupture. Recent research shows there is a 75 percent chance of the Alpine Fault rupturing in the next 50 years and an 82 percent chance that such an earthquake would be a magnitude 8 or higher. A boost of $340000 through the resilience fund has been provided to a project to enable better access to emergency fuel and power supplies and bolster local emergency communication options. It's a practical and vital investment that will help to build on the outstanding work done by the AF8 project in the region and elsewhere.Rachel Boyack: How has the resilience fund previously supported communities?Hon KIRITAPU ALLAN: The resilience fund taps into the rich knowledge and expertise of our front-line emergency management practitioners in the regions making it possible to progress smart new initiatives and test innovative ideas. It has made possible a number of valuable projects in recent years such as the overall AF8 Alpine Fault earthquake response plan East Coast LAB (Life at the Boundary) and the marae preparedness tool kit. Support such as that provided by the fund will also be increasingly important as communities adapt to the impacts of climate change and why the Government's proposed national adaptation plan is so critical right now.Hon Damien O'Connor: Given that report on the Alpine Fault and the likelihood of it do you think that's a good reason that people—SPEAKER: Order! Order! Order! The member will start again without an assertion and without bringing me into it. He's been around here a while; he should know.Hon Damien O'Connor: Given—SPEAKER: No not given". You can't do "given" to start with.Hon Damien O'Connor: Does the Minister think that the report she has received is a good reason that people should rush down and see the West Coast as quick they can?Hon KIRITAPU ALLAN: That's a fantastic opportunity to go down to the West Coast.SPEAKER: That would be a very good question for the former Minister of Tourism."