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New research published in Frontiers in Communication today reveals that most New Zealanders know very little about systems for early earthquake warning in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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The CRISiSLab Challenge aims to encourage young people into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
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Since the wildfires that killed more than 100 people this month, some survivors have said some of the victims could have made it out had the sirens sounded.
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The students were taking part in the 2024 CRISiSLab Challenge, which aims to encourage young people into science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
The Emergency Management and Recovery Minister is travelling to the East Coast this morning to support the weather response.
Much of the Te Karaka community, including the elderly and children, were stuck on Cranswick’s Hill for more than a day during Cyclone Gabrielle in February last year.
Inquiries into last year’s lethal storms showed people were let down by the lack of any system to allow everyone to quickly share the same, best information.
The review will be extensive and will aim to be completed by the first half of 2025.
The largest earthquake was a 4.5 magnitude event which struck at 1.49am on Wednesday.
A KiwiRail freight train was travelling from Kawerau to Tauranga after heavy rain and flooding when it derailed near Te Puke on January 29, 2023.
Two Egis projects won top awards at the New Zealand Property Industry Awards in Auckland on Friday, June 14 2024.
We are proud and delighted to see a number of our clients’ projects recognised at The Property Council New Zealand’s Property Industry Awards last week, on 14 June.
The cost of restoring the landmark cathedral in Christchurch's city centre has blown out to almost $250m, leaving a funding gap of $114m.
A catastrophic earthquake and tsunami are inevitable for the coast of the Pacific Northwest, scientists say. Planning for that means imagining a disaster unlike anything that’s ever hit the modern United States.
Highest June temperature since records began in the 1850s
The Tāhunanui Slump is a slow moving landslide in Nelson that is about 30 rugby fields in size and impacts 120 homes.
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A fault off the Pacific coast could devastate Washington, Oregon and Northern California with a major earthquake and tsunami. Researchers mapped it comprehensively for the first time.
In Auckland, an estimated 1000 households are still unable to return to their homes after the Auckland Anniversary floods and Cyclone Gabrielle.
An announcement by New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi on the design of a new Melling Interchange, which includes a relocated Melling Station, and a city link pedestrian bridge has been welcomed by Greater Wellington.
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Te Uru Kahika - Regional and Unitary Councils Aotearoa welcomes funding from Budget 2024 for flood management infrastructure projects.
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has arrived in Niue to “absolutely breathtaking” scenes, but he says he’s also walking right into a “contest” between global superpowers.
A significant step toward becoming a climate resilient region has been reached following the adoption of the Wellington Regional Climate Change Impact Assessment Report (WRCCIA) by the Wellington Regional Leadership Committee (WRLC) this morning.
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The Government spending millions of dollars on stop banks and floodwalls is welcomed by some, questioned by others
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Engineers have been inspecting nearly 50 earthquake-damaged buildings in Wellington, with some likely to be closed for weeks.
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A leading earthquake engineer is calling for a quake star rating system to be trialled on buildings.
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More than 2,000 seismic events are reported each year in Vanuatu, which has a delicate ecological balance.
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More than 2,000 seismic events are reported each year in Vanuatu, which has a delicate ecological balance.
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From 1 July 2024 we will have new governing legislation, the Natural Hazards Insurance Act, that modernises and replaces the Earthquake Commission Act 1993.
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New Zealand’s emergency preparedness website, www.getready.govt.nz, is now available in Braille, Easy Read, Audio and Large print formats, making it easier for disabled people to access information on how to get ready for an emergency.
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RNZ Pacific has updated the on-air frequencies for its cyclone watch service for the 2023-2024 cyclone season.
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How an engineer views Wellington's building damage.
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