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Q&A with Prof Tim Sullivan
Q. Tēnā koe Tim. Can you tell us how you got into Civil Engineering? Were you always interested in building things? Kia ora! As a kid I always thought I…
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Academic publishing in disaster risk reduction: past, present, and future
Alexander D, Gaillard J, Kelman I, Marincioni F, Penning-Rowsell E, van Niekerk D, Vinnell LJ. 2021. Academic publishing in disaster risk reduction: past, present, and future. Disasters. 45(1):5-18. doi:10.1111/disa.12432.
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A Practice Brief: Adaptation transition at the coast
Lawrence J, Bell R, Blackett P, Ryan E, Robichaux L. 2019. A practice brief: adaptation transition at the coast Planning Quarterly. 214.
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Report on reducing natural hazard risk receives prestigious award
A ground-breaking report focused on reducing natural hazard and climate change risk under the Resource Management Act has been awarded the New Zealand Planning Institute’s John Mawson Award of Merit…
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Flood assessment shows need for consistency and collaboration
By Emily Lane, NIWA Cyclone Gabrielle was a severe ex-tropical cyclone that devastated parts of the North Island of New Zealand in February 2023. The scope of this project was to…
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Long-lasting, small-to-moderate eruptions at composite volcanoes: reconstructing the largest eruption of Mt Ruapehu (New Zealand) of the last two millennia
M. Voloschina, G. Lube, A. Moebis, C. Bonadonna, M. Pistolesi, J. Procter, 2024. Long-lasting, small-to-moderate eruptions at composite volcanoes: reconstructing the largest eruption of Mt Ruapehu (New Zealand) of the last two millennia. Bulletin of Volcanol
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Reconstructing episodic and multi-vent, rhyolitic eruptions: The ∼ 1314 CE Kaharoa eruption of the Tarawera Dome Complex, Okataina Caldera (New Zealand)
A. Todde, J.N. Procter, G. Kereszturi, 2024. Reconstructing episodic and multi-vent, rhyolitic eruptions: The ∼ 1314 CE Kaharoa eruption of the Tarawera Dome Complex, Okataina Caldera (New Zealand), Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Volume 451
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Student Profile: Becca Fraser
Student profile: Becca Fraser 11/12/2018 Rural resilience : A geospatial story A bit about me I was born and raised in Auckland with five other siblings, and with strong ties…
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Impact case study 2020-21: Responsive science for national emergencies
Once again, 2020-21 provided numerous opportunities for our researchers to provide high quality analysis, advice and public commentary as natural hazard events unfolded, and in the aftermath. On the morning…
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Rural Disaster Risk Decision-making
People making decisions about risk management need to understand the hazards, and the exposure and vulnerability of communities and assets to those hazards. By quantifying the risks and anticipating the potential impacts of hazards, governments, industrie
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Student Profile: Felipe Kuncar
Modelling Local Site Effects in Physics-Based Earthquake Ground-Motion Simulations I was born in Valdivia (Chile) – the city that gives its name to the most powerful earthquake ever recorded (a…
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Student profile: Safa Al-sachit
Student profile: Safa Al-sachit 20/03/2019 West Coast Resilience Project A bit about me I was born and raised in Iraq with three other siblings. My father is an electrical engineer…
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Impact Case Study 2022-23: Responsive science for national emergencies
Following the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods, the RNC directorate engaged with our research leaders to identify the response activities they were involved in, and how we could support them. Our…
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Don’t just think about earthquakes, prepare for them
Findings from Dr Lauren Vinnell’s PhD research will help fine-tune the kind of advice communities need to better prepare for earthquakes and other natural hazards For her PhD in Psychology,…
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Student Profile: Logan Brunner
Understanding cascading impacts in our interdependent infrastructure Kia ora! I was born in Colorado, USA, and grew up around the beautiful rivers and hills of Jefferson City, Missouri. I moved…
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Student Profile: Saiteja Sistla
Developing a risk-targeted seismic design framework for special concentric and buckling restrained braced frame buildings I was born in the composite Andhra Pradesh State in India, and raised in the…
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Director’s update: COVID-19 and natural hazard resilience
Director’s update: COVID-19 and natural hazard resilience 20 March 2020 By Richard Smith, Resilience Challenge Director We in Aotearoa New Zealand are all too familiar with natural hazard events like…
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Type and timing of insurance pay-outs
Research into Earthquake Commission insurance pay-outs after the Canterbury earthquakes shows that their type and timing affected whether residential areas and businesses were able to recover. The 2011 Canterbury Earthquake…
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Student profile: Cuong Nguyen
Student profile: Cuong Nguyen 26/09/2018 A bit about me I was born in Vũng Tàu city, Vietnam. My hometown is a beautiful coastal city in the south-east of the country.…
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Resilience Framework and Optimal Scheduling for DERs Factoring Uncertainties
Klakshita, L. & Nair, N.-K.C. (2021) Resilience Framework and Optimal Scheduling for DERs Factoring Uncertainties 2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia (ISGT Asia), Vol. 00, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGTAsia49270.2021.9715670.
