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IAG NZ warns it may have to withdraw insurance from NZ’s flood-prone areas in the future if the Government doesn’t speed up natural hazard risk reduction
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IAG NZ warns it may have to withdraw insurance from NZ’s flood-prone areas in the future if the Government doesn’t speed up natural hazard risk reduction
New Zealand’s new flood maps are missing a hidden threat – the water quietly rising from below, Amandine Bosserelle & Leanne K Morgan say
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New Zealand’s new flood maps are missing a hidden threat – the water quietly rising from below, Amandine Bosserelle & Leanne K Morgan say
NZ is again being soaked this summer – record ocean heat helps explain it, Kevin Trenberth says
Tom Logan and Paula Blackett say treating climate risk as an individual responsibility may reduce short-term government liability, but it will not reduce long-term social and fiscal liability
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Tom Logan and Paula Blackett say treating climate risk as an individual responsibility may reduce short-term government liability, but it will not reduce long-term social and fiscal liability
Moving towns: Four stories of communities facing relocation show the complex realities of managed retreat
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Moving towns: Four stories of communities facing relocation show the complex realities of managed retreat
IAG New Zealand CEO says strong insurance support not enough when it comes to responding to natural hazard threats and government needs to take ‘urgent’ steps to make sure NZ’s natural hazards are better managed
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IAG New Zealand CEO says strong insurance support not enough when it comes to responding to natural hazard threats and government needs to take ‘urgent’ steps to make sure NZ’s natural hazards are better managed
Dunedin flood results in 600 insurance claims so far, IAG NZ CEO Amanda Whiting says, and NZ needs to prioritise investing in natural hazard risk reduction and resilience
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Dunedin flood results in 600 insurance claims so far, IAG NZ CEO Amanda Whiting says, and NZ needs to prioritise investing in natural hazard risk reduction and resilience
Climate risk expert says New Zealand needs a national flood adaptation platform to mitigate the rising costs and financial risks caused by floods
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Climate risk expert says New Zealand needs a national flood adaptation platform to mitigate the rising costs and financial risks caused by floods
Parliament tasks a cross-party committee with working out how to cope with the risk of extreme weather events as climate change makes disasters more frequent
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Parliament tasks a cross-party committee with working out how to cope with the risk of extreme weather events as climate change makes disasters more frequent
Parliament's Finance & Expenditure Committee to conduct inquiry into climate adaptation with cross party support
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Parliament's Finance & Expenditure Committee to conduct inquiry into climate adaptation with cross party support
Auckland University's Martin Brook on how this year's extreme weather shows we need a more holistic storm preparation and response approach
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Auckland University's Martin Brook on how this year's extreme weather shows we need a more holistic storm preparation and response approach
Central government will help fund local councils to buy homes in high flood risk areas hit by cyclones and floods
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Central government will help fund local councils to buy homes in high flood risk areas hit by cyclones and floods
Budget 2023 will include over a billion dollars to rebuild roads, rail and schools
Katharine Moody probes how planning might respond to help disaster recovery, to prevent future tragedy and incorporate lessons from recent extreme weather events
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Katharine Moody probes how planning might respond to help disaster recovery, to prevent future tragedy and incorporate lessons from recent extreme weather events
What Australia learned from recent devastating floods and how New Zealand can apply those lessons now
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What Australia learned from recent devastating floods and how New Zealand can apply those lessons now