Armed offender

Be prepared to act quickly if there is an attack involving firearms or other weapons. New Zealand has adopted ‘Escape. Hide. Tell’ as a strategy.

Logo with words Escape Hide Tell and icons depicting person running, hiding, and a phone ringing

Escape

  • Where possible remove yourself and others from the area used by the active shooter or armed offender. If there is a safe route out, RUN, if not, hide. Advise others to do the same.
  • Leave belongings behind, except for your mobile phone.
  • Do not congregate in open areas or wait at evacuation points.

Hide

  • Find a safe place, in an out-of-sight location or behind a lockable door. Move as far as possible away from the door.
  • Be aware of entry and exit points.
  • Be quiet, silence your phone.
  • If opportunities to escape are presented, take them.

Tell

  • Alert other staff and students when you are able to do so.
  • From a safe location, call 111 or alert Campus Security, 0800 842 8888, giving as much detail as possible (description, location, direction of travel of the active shooter or armed offender).
  • If it is safe to do so, provide first aid to victims.
  • Follow instructions from police and Campus Security.
  • Do not return to the scene or building until the ‘all clear’ has been given.

Watch the video below from New Zealand Police.