The Resilience Challenge

The mission of the Resilience to Nature’s Challenges National Science Challenge is to accelerate Aotearoa New Zealand’s resilience to natural hazards through innovative, collaborative research.

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.

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Researchers

Partner organisations

Projects

PhD students

News & stories

Ākina te Tū Kaupapa Māori Research Fund

This fund supports further engagement and capability development for our tangata whenua partners. Find out about the successful recipients.

Meet Kristie-Lee Thomas

Nau mai, haere mai to Kristie-Lee Thomas (Ngāti Mutunga ō Wharekauri, Te Atiawa, Ngāi Tohora), the new co-leader of our Whanake te Kura i Tawhiti Nui programme.

Growing Kai Under Increasing Dry

In a new report, three National Science Challenges signal a clear message to the primary sector that adaptation to intensifying drought must begin now.

Enabling Coastal Adaptation

A new report shows local government can reduce risk from coastal hazards now, using existing legislation, so we avoid ‘lock-in’ of developments in hazard-prone areas.