Internet:Public information

Emergency response systems
CACM (ACM, 2007) special issue, focus includes discussion on:
 * avian flue pandemic (H5N1) preparedness. E.g. http://www.fluwikie.com, started June 2005), impact could have been similar to 1918-1919 Spanish Flu which was estimated to have killed 50 million;
 * 2001 - SARS epidemic in China;
 * 200? - 9/11 World Trade Center;
 * July 7, 2005 - London Subway Bombings
 * August 29, 2005 - Hurricane Katrina; and
 * December 26, 2004 - Indian Ocean Tsunami.

Software
 * Sahana (Currion, De Silva, & Van de Walle, 2007, March)

Meterological information

 * Geonet ( http://www.geonet.org.nz/ )
 * Marine weather ( http://www.marineweather.co.nz/forecasts/hawkes-bay )

Local body information systems
Local web cameras (Security but privacy issues)
 * http://www.timaru.govt.nz/webcam.html - take control of this web cam