Emergency Management Otago public information manager Michele Poole shows one of the posters being used to promote a natural disaster preparedness campaign. Photo / ODT
Students are being told how to survive a "zombie apocalypse'' in a new campaign from Emergency Management Otago.
A tongue-in-cheek "Zombie apocalypse guide'' has been released in an attempt to get young people to pay attention to what they need to do to prepare for a disaster.
Emergency Management Otago
public information manager Michele Poole said the aim was to increase awareness of natural disasters and encourage people to take steps to becoming more prepared, such as having enough water and supplies for three days.
The group saw the success of the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention's "zombie preparedness'' campaign and thought it could be as effective in Otago.
The zombie phenomenon was popular among students, and Poole hoped it would engage the younger audience.
