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 less than 34% of the New Building Standards (NBS), an EPB is estimated to pose a ten times greater risk to life in the event […]
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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) is my tūrangawaewae (place I call home). My mother hails from the iwi (tribes) on the eastern shores, my father from the central and inland […]