GeoNet data holds key to securing affordable insurance for New ZealandThursday, June 17, 2021The...
Source: Earthquake Commission – EQC
EQC’s ongoing investment in natural hazard science including the world-leading GeoNet platform provides confidence to international reinsurance markets to continue...
Scientists examine evacuation timelines for future Auckland volcanic eruptionsThursday, May 27, 2021Scientists are working...
Source: Earthquake Commission – EQC
Scientists are working to understand how long it might take for people to move out of harm’s way ahead of...
Researchers mobilise citizen-scientists for insights into community-based Earthquake Early Warning SystemFriday, February 12, 2021Researchers...
Source: Earthquake Commission – EQC
Scientists are calling on New Zealanders to become citizen seismologists to help determine whether a low-cost community-based earthquake early warning...
Sir Michael CullenFriday, August 20, 2021We are deeply saddened by the news that our...
Source: Earthquake Commission – EQC
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20 Aug 2021
We are deeply saddened by the news that our former EQC Chair Sir Michael Cullen has...
EQC thanks and commends the Claimant Reference Group for its commitmentFriday, November 27, 2020The...
Source: Earthquake Commission – EQC
Earthquake Commission Chief Executive Sid Miller today thanked the Claimant Reference Group (CRG) for its advocacy of the interests of...
Thursday, November 18, 2021We’d like to congratulate our Chief Executive Sid Miller, who has...
Source: Earthquake Commission – EQC
We’d like to congratulate our Chief Executive Sid Miller, who has been jointly awarded Insurance Leader of the Year in the...
Earthquake, tsunami hazards captivate East Coast schoolkids in new roadshowFriday, April 30, 2021During the...
Source: Earthquake Commission – EQC
Students at Hatea-a-Rangi and Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tokomaru in Tairāwhiti have been the first to take part in...
Friday, November 5, 2021Flooding in Gisborne Tairāwhiti districtA state of emergency has been declared...
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5 Nov 2021
A state of emergency has been declared by Civil Defence in Gisborne Tairāwhiti district following heavy...
Thursday, November 11, 2021Technique doubles foundation strength of at-risk homes on slopesFive years after...
Source: Earthquake Commission – EQC
Five years after Wellington residents were shaken by the Kaikōura earthquake, new research has confirmed the effectiveness of some simple...
Wellington communities learn about science and risk of massive ‘hidden’ faultFriday, May 28, 2021The...
Source: Earthquake Commission – EQC
What is bigger than the Alpine Fault, capable of a magnitude 8.9 earthquake that could see shaking that lasts for...
Award-winning Auckland engineer bridges gap between science and industryThursday, April 22, 2021New Zealand researchers...
Source: Earthquake Commission – EQC
New Zealand researchers produce cutting-edge seismic engineering innovations, but often struggle to get new technology implemented in real-life building designs,...
Wednesday, December 1, 2021Hydrothermally altered rocks changing the plumbing of our volcanoes
Source: Earthquake Commission – EQC
Analysing rocks ejected from Whakaari has provided a better understanding of the hydrothermal changes of the rocks inside a volcano...
