Hazards

Damming water for urban use, hydro-electric power generation, irrigation, and other industrial and commercial uses.

Heavy rainfall is one of the most frequent and widespread severe weather hazards to affect New Zealand.

Urban Infrastructure and the Built Environment Toolbox case study

Due to its position in the 'Roaring Forties', a belt of strong winds in the Southern Hemisphere which generally occur between the latitudes of 40 and 49 degrees, as well as its small size, New Zealand is a windy country.

The New Zealand Palaeotsunami Database (Database) brings together all known information about tsunamis that occurred prior to written records.

Urban Infrastructure and the Built Environment Toolbox case study

Antarctica is experiencing stunning skyscapes like those recently seen in New Zealand, thanks to the afterglow effect from the Tongan volcano.

Risks from natural hazards are part of every day life for New Zealanders.

Understanding what happens above and below ground during a flooding event, and how it is different from normal rainfall conditions

The waters around New Zealand have some of the highest waves in the world, due to Southern Ocean swell and storms in the Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean.

The scientific records of palaeotsunamis to have affected New Zealand shores can now be accessed in a new one-stop information shop.