Beca is pleased to announce Vincent Lobendahn as the new Country Manager for Fiji, a key leadership role that will see him work towards building and strengthening partnerships with private, local, and state government sectors.
The Alpine Fault is expected to rupture in the next 50 years causing a magnitude 8-plus earthquake and Ngāi Tahu believe storytelling is the key to...
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A review of the Cyclone Gabrielle response found the emergency management response was not fit for purpose - and not good for media providing critical 'real time' coverage of the disaster. But one broadcaster that's criticised officials for being overconfident and underprepared also downplayed the danger at the time.
Findings show that Civil Defence were overwhelmed by the scale, pace and magnitude of Cyclone Gabrielle.
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'Adrenalinised desk jockeys' cluttered the office and staff retreated to meetings in a cupboard, a review of the Cyclone Gabrielle response revealed.
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'Adrenalinised desk jockeys' cluttered the office and staff retreated to meetings in a cupboard, a review of the Cyclone Gabrielle response revealed.
Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP Cushla Tangaere-Manuel has endorsed a report slaming the civil defence response to Māori during Cyclone Gabrielle in Hawke’s Bay.
Flood defences will now be delivered by Greater Wellington for Te Wai Takamori o Te Awa Kairangi - delivering RiverLink, instead of the programme Alliance.
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An independent review into the Civil Defence handling of the fallout of Cyclone Gabrielle in Hawke’s Bay has found that engagement with Māori and use of Māori knowledge was lacking in its response.
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Hundreds of Marae around the country face potential exposure to floods, landslides and other natural hazards, but new research aims to bolster marae resilience in the face of climate change. Pokere Paewai reports.
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By Lauren Crimp and Adam Burns of RNZ Some Hawke’s Bay residents remain unconvinced whether a damning report into the emergency response to Cyclone Gabriel
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An independent review of the Civil Defence response following Cyclone Gabrielle has lessons for the West Coast, leaders in the sector say.
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They are defending the Civil Defence response to Cyclone Gabrielle but agree that emergency management systems need to be overhauled.
A review of the Hawke's Bay cyclone response finds officials were hampered by communications failures, lack of data and 'the speed, severity and extent' of the disaster.
A review found Civil Defence was not well prepared for the cyclone, and the "worst case scenario" was not planned for.
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Concerned residents who rang Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management in the days before Cyclone Gabrielle flooded the region were told they were...
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An independent review into the Civil Defence response to Cyclone Gabrielle in Hawke’s Bay has found that the declaration of a state of emergency was too late, adding that the National Emergency Management System is not currently fit for purpose, and “set up good people to fail”.
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A review of the Civil Defence cyclone response says the scale and speed of the disaster overwhelmed unprepared officials.
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Engineering PhD student Haukapuanui Vercoe conducted a geospatial hazard analysis of 869 marae nationwide to assess how they could be impacted by natural hazards.
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If a big earthquake hits, do you have a plan for how you would get home? In Wellington, a big one could take out roads and public transport out of the city. This afternoon, hundreds of people are testing what it would be like to walk 30 kilometres from Sky Stadium through Porirua to the Ngati Toa domain in Mana. Reporter Pretoria Gordon joined up with participants of the Long Walk Home and spoke to Lisa Owen.
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As many as 80,000 people in Wellington may need to walk home in a natural disaster, the Long Walk Home organiser says.
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Scientists here have started using a sensor system to estimate the extent and location of earthquakes before they hit.
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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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