New research from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington addresses the adaptation of stormwater and wastewater infrastructure in coastal areas as sea levels rise and heavy rainfall events increase in…
By Dr Caroline Orchiston A team of Resilience Challenge researchers have been working in the Auckland suburb of Orewa to support a citizen science initiative focused on tsunami risk. Orewa…
Rural communities, economies, and infrastructure are vulnerable to a range of natural hazard risks, from earthquakes, tsunami and volcanoes, as well as extreme weather, wildfire and coastal hazards. Coupled with unique social, economic, cultural and polit
By Richard Smith, Resilience Challenge Director The ten-year anniversary of the February 22nd Christchurch earthquake will be stirring memories for many in Canterbury, and those affected around the country. We…
Tourism and food security research in post-quake Kaikōura 26/03/2019 Gradon Diprose is one of the Resilience Challenge’s newest researchers. He started at Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research in February 2019…
Christine Kenney (Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Toarangatira, Ngāi Tahu) has been part of the Resilience Challenge since Phase 1 and was recently appointed as co-leader of our Rural Communities research…
Enhancing local climate risk assessments Kia ora! Hailing from Dunedin I spent years watching the St Clair – St Kilda coastline retreat, causing sink holes to appear along the Esplanade…
The role and origin of Tuhua’s unusual magmatic chemistry Following a rather bimodal career path (studying the fields of Geology, but working professionally in the field of Ecology), I focused…
Whatungarongaro te tangata, toitū te whenua As people disappear from sight, the land remains This whakataukī speaks to the importance of land. With the ever-increasing challenges brought on by climate…
