Tauranga City Council has released its external review into the Mount Maunganui landslide, finding that the hazard was known but never addressed. It […]
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Auckland Anniversary Floods: One year on – Expert Q&A
This weekend marks a year since the floods, landslides, and evacuations caused by a record-breaking and fatal deluge across the upper North Island. […]
Continue readingGovernment revises earthquake proofing rules
The Government has revised rules on strengthening earthquake-prone buildings, tightening requirements for some regions while relaxing them in others. The changes […]
Continue readingChristchurch – an expert on managing the disaster
Dr Neil Thomas, an expert in natural hazards and disaster management. Dr Thomas, who is based in Kingston University’s School […]
Continue readingDom Post: ‘Unrealistic optimism’ bounces back
Marty Sharpe writes in the Dominion Post that, for at least some of the people who experienced the Christchurch earthquake, […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Chris de Freitas – The high cost of being unprepared
Dr Chris de Freitas writes in the New Zealand Herald about the dangers of being unprepared for major natural events. […]
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