Coastal hazards

NIWA's coastal hazards research is improving knowledge and providing tools to help understand coastal hazards and potential impacts for Aotearoa New Zealand – both now and in the future as sea levels continue to rise.

  • New Zealand Palaeotsunami Database

    Software Tool/Resource
    The New Zealand Palaeotsunami Database (Database) brings together all known information about tsunamis that occurred prior to written records.
  • PARTneR (Pacific Risk Tool for Resilience)

    Research Project
    Understanding how hazards impact people and the environment provides the foundation for informed decision making for a resilient Pacific
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    2013 - Kaikoura tsunami risks

    News article
    Surveying work carried out by NIWA scientists this week is helping provide new insights into the tsunami risk from undersea landslides in the Kaikoura Canyon.