Natural Hazards - Collected News - 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025

Recriminations fly on social media as people ask why local authorities were not better prepared. Keep Reading

An Order in Council has been approved by Cabinet to enable faster delivery of two critical flood resilience projects in Māngere. Keep Reading

Dean Brown was one of the first on the scene during Christchurch's darkest days. Now, he hopes his new app will save more lives in future mass casualty events. Keep Reading

An Auckland councillor and a Massey University professor say fast-tracking of a major development on a floodplain could put future residents in harm's way. Keep Reading

The team are very excited to have George leading CSI going forward. Keep Reading

They talk about volcano science, our latest science efforts and a range of offshore volcanoes including Whakaari/White Island, Tūhua/Mayor Island and Hunga Volcano (Tonga). Keep Reading

A global survey indicates two thirds of the population believe New Zealand is not doing enough to meet infrastructure needs. Keep Reading

Earlier this year GNS Science joined Exercise Rū Whenua 2024, a national response exercise led by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and involving 150… Keep Reading

This enhanced knowledge is possible thanks to RiskScape, which now proudly powers the Commission’s loss modelling tool, ‘PRUE’. Keep Reading

In the wake of Hurricane Milton, NASA is deploying resources to support Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and state emergency management agencies to Keep Reading

As officials tally the damage, insurance experts anticipate the frequency and expense of claims to increase. Keep Reading

The imaging spectrometer aboard the Carbon Mapper Coalition’s Tanager-1 satellite identified methane and carbon dioxide plumes in the United States and Keep Reading

New research published this week in Seismological Research Letters(external link)   by lead author and GNS Science Hazard and Risk Scientist Dr Annemarie Christophersen advances our understanding of… Keep Reading

The cyclone landed as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday evening. More than three million homes and businesses were without power Wednesday night in Florida. Keep Reading

Auckland Council has begun facilitating community-led recovery planning. Keep Reading

An apartment block in central Wellington was evacuated overnight after some residents reported “shaking in the building”. Fire and Emergency Central shift... Keep Reading

Work already in the pipeline includes upgrades to pump stations. Keep Reading

New research funded by the Natural Hazards Commission will enable authorities to quickly assess the damage from volcanic ashfall during and after an eruption to… Keep Reading

NIWA is pleased with the announcement today by the Science, Innovation and Technology Minister of the Government’s response to a recent review of New Zealand’s weather forecasting system. Keep Reading

Ruapehu will blow again in the next 50 years - and what that'll look like is "really uncertain". Keep Reading

Last week, experts warned climate change added 10% more rainfall to ex-tropical Cyclone Gabrielle, with an 80% chance of a similar-sized event within the... Keep Reading

Making this data freely available is an underpinning philosophy of GeoNet since it began. Keep Reading

Residents rattled by a 4.7 magnitude quake while firefighters work to put out blazes east of the city Keep Reading

Wairoa's flood-hit residents are urging the Hawke's Bay Regional Council to act on a raft of recommendations to avoid disasters in the future. Hawke's Bay Tairawhiti reporter Alexa Cook has been talking to locals. Keep Reading

The government commissioned the urgent review after more than 400 properties flooded when heavy rain pelted Wairoa on 26 June. Keep Reading