The Resilience Challenge
The Resilience to Nature’s Challenges National Science Challenge is enhancing New Zealand’s ability to anticipate, adapt and thrive in the face of ever-changing natural hazards.
What we do
The challenge
To enhance New Zealand’s resilience to natural hazards.
Science
All over the country our scientists are investigating how we can build New Zealand’s resilience.
Co-creation
Working with stakeholders and end-users to ensure our research is useful and usable.
News & stories
Webinar: Coastal Adaptation
Thursday 6 August, 11am – 12pm
Join our Coastal team for an update on their research activities.
A Guide to Vision Mātauranga
The National Science Challenges and Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga have teamed up to contribute to a Guide to Vision Mātauranga for the science sector.
Q&A with Dr Richard Turner
We get to know Dr Richard Turner of NIWA who co-leads our Weather and Wildfire programme. Richard has been a meteorologist at NIWA for nearly 25 years, specialising in modelling of wind and its impacts.
Early warning systems
Researchers Marion Tan and Sara Harrison were funded by the Resilience Challenge to complete a review of emerging technology and trends for early warning systems.
PhD opportunities
We currently have PhD scholarships available in our Urban, Volcano, Coastal, and Earthquake-Tsunami programmes.
Student profile: Lucy Kaiser
Lucy Kaiser (Ngai Tahu) is studying towards a PhD through Massey’s Joint Centre for Disaster Research, supported by a scholarship from our Mātauranga Māori programme.
