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August 10, 2023

Incremental environmental change can be as hazardous as a sudden shock – managing these ‘slow‑burning’ risks is vital

Dr Wendy Liu, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Anne Bardsley, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Jennifer Salmond, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Kristiann Allen, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Marc Tadaki, Cawthron Institute, and Martin Brook, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Not all environmental change is obvious. But incremental and cumulative changes can be just as harmful as more immediate and observable events, meaning risk management practices need to adapt.

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February 22, 2021

Why we should release New Zealand’s strangled rivers to lessen the impact of future floods

Gary John Brierley, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Dan C H Hikuroa, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Heide Friedrich, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Ian Christopher Fuller, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; James Brasington, University of Canterbury; Jo Hoyle, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA); Jon Tunnicliffe, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Kristiann Allen, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, and Richard Measures, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)

Given climate change predictions of more extreme floods in New Zealand, it’s time to change management practices to work with a river, allowing it room to move and its channels to adjust.

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