As an island country in South Pacific，New Zealand is vulnerable to natural disasters due to its geographical location and natural conditions. With the frequently happening of disasters，New Zealand has developed a comprehensive system of emergency management. Especially after the legislation of “Civil Defense Emergency Management Act 2002”，the government introduced the concepts of “resilience” and “sustainability” into the new emergency management system，in which the coordination of governmental institutions and social stakeholders were strengthened. In the city scale，Wellington joined the Rockefeller Foundation’s “Global 100 Resilient Cities Project” and formulated a comprehensive strategy for the construction of resilient cities to better respond to the increasingly frequent social，economic and natural challenges. New Zealand’s emergency management system and resilient city strategy have positive reference for cities all over the world.