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Inaugural Fleur Templeton Memorial Award Goes To Science Writer Ursula Cochran
Friday, 6 March 2026, 10:00 am | Natural Hazards Commission
Her project will be a preventative mental health resource featuring Wellingtonians’ perspectives on living with earthquakes, encouraging others to take practical steps to prepare mentally and physically for future events. More >>
New Research Highlights Show How Smarter Design And Better Science Can Strengthen New Zealand’s Resilience
Tuesday, 3 March 2026, 8:57 am | Natural Hazards Commission
“This report shows how evidence-based investment in resilience can reduce long-term costs, improve safety outcomes and help New Zealanders recover faster,” says Dr Horrocks. More >>
Natural Hazards Commission To Strengthen Financial Resilience Of Natural Hazards Fund
Friday, 27 February 2026, 11:49 am | Natural Hazards Commission
NHC is confident SIPO provides a strong, disciplined foundation for growing the Fund over time, building financial resilience, and ensuring New Zealand is better prepared to meet the cost of future natural hazards. More >>
NHC Urges Vendors To Make Homes Safer And Stronger To Meet A More Risk-aware Market
Wednesday, 17 December 2025, 1:46 pm | Natural Hazards Commission
According to the latest data from NHC, the majority of home buyers have natural hazard risk front of mind when purchasing. 87% of people who have bought, or are thinking about buying, a home say they are considering natural hazard risks. More >>
$1.2 Million Boost For New Natural Hazards Resilience
Thursday, 13 November 2025, 1:07 pm | Natural Hazards Commission
NHC Head of Research, Dr Natalie Balfour, says investing in research provides insights needed for building New Zealand’s long-term resilience against natural hazards. More >>
Almost 85,000 People Seek Natural Hazard Information As Portal Use Hits Record Levels
Monday, 3 November 2025, 12:35 pm | Natural Hazards Commission
The Portal features an interactive map that lets people explore settled EQCover and NHCover claims by property or region, including information such as claim type so they can understand what natural hazards their property may be exposed to. More >>
Fault Lines, Volcanoes And Floods – Oh My! Kiwi Kids Visit One Of The Most Geologically Active Areas In New Zealand
Monday, 13 October 2025, 11:08 am | Natural Hazards Commission
LEARNZ virtual field trips align with The New Zealand Curriculum and cover a range of learning areas, predominantly Science and Social Sciences. More >>
New Resource Helps Builders Strengthen New Zealand Homes Against Earthquakes
Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 3:36 pm | Natural Hazards Commission
“The new modules are based on the latest BRANZ research and real-world insights from the Christchurch and Kaikōura earthquakes”, says David Carradine, Structures Team Leader at BRANZ. More >>
Earthquakes Can Shift Rivers And Break Flood Defences – But New Research Can Help Communities Prepare
Wednesday, 1 October 2025, 6:14 pm | Natural Hazards Commission
McEwan’s research shows that earthquakes can cause rivers to shift, flood, or get blocked entirely - sometimes creating permanent dams and lakes. More >>
Chimneys Can Pose Dangerous Risk To Families: NHC Says Check Your Chimney Before The Next Earthquake
Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 8:27 am | Natural Hazards Commission
In the Christchurch earthquake sequence alone, more than 15,000 chimneys were damaged or toppled, which sometimes caused serious injuries and death. More >>
Rangitoto Still Warm 600 Years On – What Can It Tell Us About Future Eruption?
Tuesday, 26 August 2025, 7:57 am | Natural Hazards Commission
Located 10 kilometres from Auckland’s city centre, Rangitoto is the largest and youngest of the 53 volcanoes making up the dormant Auckland Volcanic Field (AVF). More >>
Our National Natural Hazards Insurance Scheme Offers Partial Coverage For Land Damage, Not Full Protection
Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 7:56 am | Natural Hazards Commission
The national scheme provides cover for damage to houses up to $300,000 and provides some limited cover for damage to land. Both are set by clear limits in legislation and the contribution for land cover is standalone - you can’t top it up with private ... More >>
New Planning Tool Tests How Zoning Changes Can Reduce Future Flood Risk
Tuesday, 29 July 2025, 8:42 am | Natural Hazards Commission
Developed by Dr Robert Cardwell of Market Economics, the model allows users to test the knock-on effects of different flood policy settings in a virtual environment. More >>
Volcanic Clouds In Auckland May Travel Twice As Far As Previously Thought, New Research Shows
Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 10:02 am | Natural Hazards Commission
The arid environment in Death Valley is excellent at preserving geological evidence that would otherwise be eroded by weather, vegetation, and urban development in places like Auckland. More >>
International Markets Show Unprecedented Confidence In NZ’s Natural Hazards Insurance Scheme
Thursday, 5 June 2025, 8:09 am | Natural Hazards Commission
Reinsurance companies operate in a global market and decide where to offer support based on the risk profile of the country, the reputation of the organisation and commercial considerations. More >>
New Research Digs Into 25,500-Year History Of Taupō Supervolcano To Unearth Insights Into The Region’s Twin Threats
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 7:45 am | Natural Hazards Commission
By analysing the sequence of volcanic deposits and the displaced sediment layers caused by earthquakes, the team can estimate the magnitude and timing of past events—providing an unprecedented glimpse into the region’s seismic and volcanic activity. More >>
Hub Launched To Empower Architects And Engineers To Build Above Code
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 8:18 am | Natural Hazards Commission
“Many people don’t know they can ask for more from their buildings. The point of Design.Resilience.NZ is to become is a one-stop-shop for anyone who is interested in building, buying or upgrading a home to above code minimum,” NHC’s Principal ... More >>
Citizen Science Seismometers Could Revolutionise Earthquake Monitoring, New Research Shows
Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 9:52 am | Natural Hazards Commission
Illsley-Kemp was also surprised to find the devices accurately located earthquakes, despite users’ exact locations being obscured for privacy reasons. More >>
More People Than Ever Taking Steps To Protect Their Properties From Natural Hazards
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 8:49 am | Natural Hazards Commission
“We are exposed to a wide range of natural hazards in New Zealand and climate change is increasing the frequency of some of these hazards,” says Hamish Armstrong, NHC Public Education Manager. More >>
New Report Reveals Research And Initiatives Boosting New Zealand's Resilience To Natural Hazards
Tuesday, 25 February 2025, 9:07 am | Natural Hazards Commission
Chief Research and Resilience Officer, Dr Jo Horrocks, says the annual report is “a fantastic way to catch-up on the incredible depth and breadth of the work we do to reduce the impact of natural hazards in New Zealand.” More >>
