Declaration of State of Local Civil Defence Emergency Pursuant to section 52 of the Civil Defence Act 1983, I, Colin John Whitlock, hereby declare a state of local civil defence emergency to be in force in the Wanganui District for flooding of the Wanganui River. The state of local civil defence emergency shall come into force on the time and date of making this declaration. Declared By: C. J. Whitlock. Designation: Civil Defence Controller. Time and Date of Declaration: 06:30 a.m., 29 October 1998. E. T. FINNIMORE, National Operations Manager.