Student profile: Lucia Danzi Embarking on a PhD in Covid-19 lockdown April 2020 Ciao! My name is Lucia and I’m from Verona, Italy. It’s the beginning of spring here, and…
Chaos on campus: Are students and staff at The University of Auckland ready for a natural hazard? 26/07/2018 Andreas Neef How would students and staff of The University of Auckland…
By Dr Gabor Kereszturi, Massey University New Zealand is not short of composite volcanoes that can produce volcanic hazards from a range of eruption styles, pyroclastic density currents, rockfall and…
A key part of our mission to accelerate natural hazard resilience is development of new models and tools to quantify natural hazards and their associated social and economic impacts in…
Port Hills Fire experiences might help answer some burning questions 20/03/2018 By Lisa Langer We live in a risky environment. New Zealand experiences wildfires, floods, landslides and earthquakes far too…
Science and strategy for better results 10/12/2018 By Dr Joanne Stevenson and Jo Horrocks (MCDEM) Government strategy developed in a vacuum is bound to fail. That is why the Ministry…
Understanding the influence of human-climate interactions on coastal flood hazards and risk My name is Joshua Sargent and I’m originally from Rhode Island (“The Ocean State”), United States. Prior to…
This project will combine data and lessons learned to provide an evidence-base to support critical infrastructure recovery decisions following the North Island extreme weather events.
The first part of this project will focus on the impact of the e
The AF8+ scenario 24/10/2018 By Tim Davies The beautiful mountain ranges and spectacular scenery of New Zealand’s South Island can be largely attributed to the many active fault lines running…
Rural programme researchers, as part of their longstanding partnership with the AF8 (Alpine Fault magnitude 8) programme, played a major role in the AF8 Rū Whenua Scenario Working Group that…
Post-glacial lava flows at Ruapehu I was born and raised in Argentinian Patagonia and I grew up deeply connected to its landscapes of clear rivers, deep lakes and vast mountains.…
The retreat of ‘two waters’ infrastructure in Petone May 2020 By Rick Kool From the Netherlands to Petone… I’m originally from the Netherlands where a large part of the country…
The Rural programme is dedicated to finding innovative solutions for enhancing the resilience of rural Aotearoa New Zealand, to better protect these integral and potentially vulnerable communities and enable them to thrive in the face of natural hazard ri
Urban theme Urban Resilience Innovation & Collaboration Hub 8/6/2020 It is our pleasure to announce the call for applications for the newly established Urban Resilience Innovation & Collaboration Hub. The…
The Wellington Lifelines Regional Resilience Project 26/09/2018 By Nicky Smith How can co-ordinated infrastructure planning and investment improve the resilience of New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington, to earthquake events? To…
