it seems like you are pretty worried about this, so you should go with the only technology that will work in those situations no matter what. Get a Sat Phone.
In Australia, channels 5 and 35 are officially allocated for emergency purposes and ACREM is the organization that monitors them.
May be NZ should have something similar? I think that AREC has all the required equipment and experience to support an emergency channel on PRS/CB.
Why not ask AREC in NZ if they would do it? They are always open for suggestions. From a Radio Industry point of view PRS in NZ is a pain! and will never gain much traction even from a Radio Manufacture point just not that viable in the country.
Amateurs (Hams) are actually pretty active in NZ on all their frequencies. If you are really interested in radio then get involved with them http://www.nzart.org.nz/
The SPOT GPS Satellite tracker isn't really built for disasters.
But it can send a predefined message of "I'm OK" with your GPS location to predefined people. A "help me" message however will be passed to authorities only, I believe.
It also allows predefined people to see your position on a map.
It connects to a satellite, so not affected by phone network outages.
Considerably cheaper than a satellite phone, but consider by some as a "toy", since it has limited battery life.
Why not ask AREC in NZ if they would do it? They are always open for suggestions. From a Radio Industry point of view PRS in NZ is a pain! and will never gain much traction even from a Radio Manufacture point just not that viable in the country.
Well, I think that it would be better if such the suggestion comes from a number of geeks rather than from a single individual.
It seems like not much interest in the subject however. Looks like everyone has a satellite phone or don't care or don't believe that mobile network can go down.
Why PRS is a pain? It's very useful and handy. I have a number of radios that we use for outdoor activities. You don't need a license. My kids can use it. A pair of baofengs costs less than 80 dollars with postage. The quality is good and I'm completely satisfied with it. Has FM radio and torch.
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