Nature can be a destructive force. Our science will help to prevent property damage and save lives.
Natural Hazards
Natural Hazards
Nature can be a destructive force. Our science will help to prevent property damage and save lives.
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
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.
Kaikōura earthquake generated huge submarine sediment shift
15 March 2018
The 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake has shown that more than 100 million dumptrucks of mud and sand flow through the Kaikōura Canyon every 140 years, scientists say.
A wave of hazard research
5 October 2017
It is well known that earthquakes can trigger tsunami but they can also be caused by landslides – with devastating effects.
Flood focus
8 October 2017
Autumn and winter rain caused damaging floods and slips across New Zealand, yet again. Susan Pepperell investigates the nation's evolving skill in avoiding and coping with water.
RiskScape software
RiskScape, a joint venture between NIWA and GNS Science, is a tool for analysing potential economic and social impacts from multiple natural hazards.
Header photo: Water from the Whanganui River flows virtually unimpeded over the stopbank and towards the CBD.
[Photo: Mark Brimblecombe]