Pursuant to section 72 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002, I, Alfred Wesley McAlister Preece, terminate the state of local emergency declared on 16 March 2015 at 1.35pm (Chatham Islands Time) for Chatham Islands Civil Defence Emergency Management Group owing to Cyclone Pam and complications with rural fire.

The termination of the state of local emergency takes effect immediately on the making of this declaration.

Declared by: Alfred Wesley McAlister Preece.

Designation: Mayor, Chatham Islands Council.

Time and Date of Declaration: 3.30pm (Chatham Islands Time) on 19 March 2015.