Declaration of State of Local Civil Defence Emergency Pursuant to section 52 of the Civil Defence Act 1983, I, Weston Mervyn Kirton, hereby declare a state of local civil defence emergency to be in force in the Ruapehu District. The state of local civil defence emergency shall come into force on the time and date of making this declaration. Declared By: Weston Kirton. Designation: Mayor. Time and Date of Declaration: 1230 hours, 30 October 1998. E. T. FINNIMORE, National Operations Manager.