The Three Pillars of the ECM® Program are:

COMMUNITY

COMMUNITY

Ensure that the community are at the centre of everything we do

CAPABILITY

CAPABILITY

Agile, adaptive and well-rehearsed leaders are the key to success

COLLABORATION

COLLABORATION

Business and Government collaboration is key in meeting community expectations during complex events

In 2026 we are launching the inaugural New Zealand Effective Consequence Management (ECM®) Program in Wellington. The ECM program is a leading-edge capability-building experience designed to equip senior leaders with the skills needed to navigate complex and high-impact events.

The ECM is designed and delivered by Barrington Centre, one of Australia’s most respected crisis and consequence-management advisory Organisations. The ECM® content and delivery has evolved through collaboration with Emergency and Disaster Management Leaders in Australia, New Zealand and Internationally. The 2026 NZ ECM® has been tailored specifically to the NZ environment through collaboration with a diverse array of Agencies, Organisations and NGO’s in NZ.

The ECM program is a 3 day in-person interactive program. Focusing on strategic decision-making during intense high risk situations, understanding cascading and compounding consequences, and leading Organisations through uncertainty. The principles and frameworks covered in the program can be extrapolated to ‘business as usual’ principles for Organisations. Participants explore real-world scenarios; learn contemporary consequence-management methodologies; and gain insights into how crises and disruptions unfold internally within a business; across systems, communities, and critical infrastructure.

Audience: Executives, Board members; Senior operational leaders and accelerated growth for high potential individuals, across Private Sector operators; Local Government agencies; State and Territory government agencies; the New Zealand Federal Government and critical infrastructure suppliers.

For further information about the series of programs delivered, please see the Program Outline​.

Wellington

  • November 4th to November 6th, 2026
Occurring over a three intensive day program, ECM® delegates will have the opportunity to listen to firsthand accounts of people who have experienced major disasters/emergencies presented in the viewpoints of experts speakers as well as members of the community.

All delegates will then form syndicates and participate in mentored sessions involving hypothetical scenarios tailored to specific sectors relevant to their roles, applying what they have learnt into developing strategies which focus on the human/community aspect of consequence-based management from a leadership perspective, while taking into account the social, political, economic, and infrastructure impacts of major emergencies/disasters. 

  1. Effectively understand and practice Consequence Management
  2. Build resilience in teams, communities and the workplace
  3. Create practical strategies to build more resilient communities before, during and after major emergencies
  4. Improve performance of yourself and your teams
  5. Gain a strategic working knowledge of the emergency management system
  6. Improve skills to engage with communities before, during and after an emergency
  7. Develop new leadership models, skills and tools
  8. Improve self-awareness
  9. Gain understanding and apply mental first aid