New Zealand relies on data from insurance and an international source to assess damages from extreme weather. But these datasets are fragmented, incomplete and unreliable.
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Labour’s ‘Adapt and Thrive’ plan for climate resilience is unlikely to survive the new government’s priorities. But the country cannot avoid addressing its urgent infrastructural deficit.
Incremental and pragmatic, New Zealand’s fifth Wellbeing Budget tries to balance cost-of-living support with huge long-term investment challenges – all without frightening the inflation horses.
Recovery efforts in regions hit by Cyclone Gabrielle need to ensure support and care is provided to pregnant mums to prevent life-long consequences for babies in-utero.
The insurance industry should be involved in planning for future disasters and resilience, before some parts of New Zealand become uninsurable – leaving mortgage holders and banks exposed.
Climate change is adding energy to the atmosphere and the oceans. This in turn fuels more intense storms and heavy rainfall.
Building back better after disasters requires a lot of money, significant community involvement and a departure from the status quo.
Australians are in New Zealand to help out in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle. After multiple big floods in Australia, our neighbours have learned a lot about resilience in the face of disaster.
Record flooding in Auckland revealed just how unprepared the city was for extreme weather. We need to urgently invest to future-proof our critical infrastructure .
Record-breaking floods in Auckland could see insurance costs in parts of the city rise significantly – some areas may even become uninsurable.
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Senior Lecturer in Finance and Insurance, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies, Auckland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Director of the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families and Children, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Construction Management, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor of Politics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Senior lecturer, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor of Physical Geography (Climate Science), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Executive Dean, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Professor of Economics, University of Waikato
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Chair in the Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor in Construction Management/Disaster Resilience, University of Newcastle