post
Managed retreat – by whom and how?
By Gavin McCleave, science communications intern Many communities around Aotearoa New Zealand are faced with increasing risks from storm surges, flooding, rising sea levels, and the prospect of being forced…
output
Insurance as a Double-Edged Sword: Quantitative Evidence from the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake.
Poontirakul P, Brown C, Seville E, Vargo J, Noy I. 2017. Insurance as a double-edged sword: quantitative evidence from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice. 42(4):609-632. doi:10.1057/s41288-017-0067
post
How do different infrastructure networks influence one another?
How do different infrastructure networks influence one another following a natural hazard event? We rely on infrastructure networks every day. They provide us with essential services like electricity and water…
output
Empirical Fragility Assessment of Three-Waters and Railway Infrastructure Damaged by the 2015 Illapel Tsunami, Chile
Rodwell J, Williams JH, Paulik R. (2023) Empirical Fragility Assessment of Three-Waters and Railway Infrastructure Damaged by the 2015 Illapel Tsunami, Chile. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 11(10):1991. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11101991
output
A New Approach to Near-Field Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Analysis in New Zealand, using a Physics-Based Synthetic Earthquake Catalogue.
L. Hughes,W. Power, E. Lane, M. Savage, R. Arnold, A. Howell, B. Shaw, B. Fry, A.Nicol (2022) A New Approach to Near-Field Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Analysis in New Zealand, using a Physics-Based Synthetic Earthquake Catalogue. Poster presented to AGU Fal
post
Interdependencies
How do different infrastructure networks influence one another following a natural hazard event? 04/04/2018 By Liam Wotherspoon We rely on infrastructure networks every day. They provide us with essential services…
output
The scientific response to the 14 November 2016 Kaikōura tsunami – Lessons learnt from a moderate event
Lane EM, Thomas K-L, Schoenfeld MR, Wilson TM, Hughes MW. 2020. The scientific response to the 14 November 2016 Kaikōura tsunami – lessons learnt from a moderate event. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 47:101636. doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101
project
Whāinga Tuatoru
What can historic and contemporary disruptive events teach us about patterns of loss and recovery relating to Māori language, culture and wellbeing? In addition, what impact does social media and other new technologies have on the way Māori receive and sh
project
Smart Resilient Cities
Emerging technology and data processing tools, such as sensor networks, Internet of Things technologies, next generation mobile and broadcasting platforms, machine learning, and artificial intelligence are transforming the cities that we live in, and the
project
Pathways to Urban Resilience
Over the last decade, Aotearoa New Zealand has made significant investments in large-scale resilience research programmes such as Determining Volcanic Risk in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
post
Student Profile: Tamati Waaka
Whītiki, Whakatika: Iwi, hapū and whānau resilience to risk Ko Mātaatua te wakaKo Toroa te tangataMai i Ngā Kurī a Whārei ki Tihirau Te Moana a Toi (Bay of Plenty)…
output
A systems-based framework as an engagement tool: Adaptation for insight on transport network resilience
Trotter MJ, Ivory V. 2019. A systems-based framework as an engagement tool: Adaptation for insight on transport network resilience. Case Studies on Transport Policy. 7(2):167-177. doi:10.1016/j.cstp.2019.03.007.
output
High Impact Low Probability Weatherization Impact Analysis for Electricity Infrastructure
Lakshita L. & Nair, N.-K. C. 2021. High Impact Low Probability Weatherization Impact Analysis for Electricity Infrastructure. TENCON 2021 - 2021 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), pp. 958-963. doi:10.1109/TENCON54134.2021.9707369
project
Network Interdependencies
While infrastructure network risks are typically understood network by network, such networks are increasingly reliant on each other. These interdependencies are not often modelled due to their number and complexity, but this work is vital due to the casc
post
Student Profile: Holly Faulkner
Governing Disaster Response in Aotearoa New Zealand – An Auckland Volcanic Field Case Study Holly has a Master of International Law and Politics from the University of Canterbury and has…
output
Tephra fall impacts to buildings: the 2017-2018 Manaro Voui eruption, Vanuatu
S.F. Jenkins, A. McSporran, T.M. Wilson, C. Stewart, G. Leonard, S. Cevuard, E. Garaebiti, 2024. Tephra fall impacts to buildings: the 2017-2018 Manaro Voui eruption. Vanuatu Frontiers in Earth Science. 10.3389/feart.2024.1392098
post
WEBINAR: De-risking Resilience – Decision-making for systemic change and transformation
Decision-making for resilience requires innovation. We need to tackle ingrained challenges and ‘path dependencies’ where previous decisions may limit our options to address future problems. To make progress on issues…
post
Student Profile: Amin Ghasemi
Regional Seismic Risk Analysis of Wellington Building Inventory I don’t remember how I decided to become a civil engineer, but I cannot love anything more than civil engineering to dig…
post
“Whānau-isation” the key to saving earthquake-prone marae
By Jenny Stein Amendments to the Building Act 2004, which came into effect on 1 July 2017, introduced the concept of ‘earthquake-prone buildings’ (EPBs). Defined as a building that achieves…
project
Air quality monitoring in Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti
The vast quantities of silt deposited by flooding have resulted in high levels of silt dust in the air across Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay. In addition, Cyclone Gabrielle resulted in huge infrastructure damage, meaning councils and regulatory authorities ne
