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Nature can be a destructive force. Our science will help to prevent property damage and save lives.

Natural Hazards

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Nature can be a destructive force. Our science will help to prevent property damage and save lives.

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Hazards

About the hazards we research at NIWA.

Feature: The man of many pathways

Feature story
1 February 2020
Dr Rob Bell worked out a long time ago that sea-level rise is much more than a scientific problem. No wonder then that people say his ability to listen is one of his best traits.

New Zealand to have world-leading hazard risk modelling tool

1 August 2019
EQC, GNS Science and NIWA have joined forces to further develop world-leading natural hazards risk modelling for New Zealand.

A say on the sea shore

Feature story
16 October 2018
Coastal communities around New Zealand are getting a say on how to respond to sea-level rise, and NIWA is helping them.

News

Header photo: Water from the Whanganui River flows virtually unimpeded over the stopbank and towards the CBD.
[Photo: Mark Brimblecombe]