Declaration of State of Local Civil Defence Emergency Pursuant to section 52 of the Civil Defence Act 1983, I, Charles Ernest Poynter, hereby declare a state of local civil defence emergency to be in force in the Wanganui Civil Defence District for potential flooding. The state of local civil defence emergency shall come into force on the time and date of the making of this declaration. Declared by: C. E. Poynter. Designation: Mayor, Wanganui District Council. Time and Date of Declaration: 6 p.m., 8 November 1994.