Natural Disasters stories
Prepared workplaces can cut fatal delays, with alarms, drills and first aid skills helping staff respond within minutes.
New Zealand property owners are being urged to avoid panic decisions, as low rates and support measures may help cushion the lockdown fallout.
Commercial landlords could face rent relief claims as lockdowns trigger emergency no access clauses in many New Zealand leases.
The rapid build could reduce exposure to danger and cut barracks construction time from five days to 40 hours in future missions.
Researchers say the technology could triage disaster victims and monitor patients remotely, without touching them, in seconds.
Christchurch faces a glut of CBD offices as Wellington’s prime space has all but vanished after quake damage, Colliers says.
An Otago University study says Christchurch’s liquefaction-affected soil could not support Legionella, ruling it out as a direct cause of the spike.
Training aims to equip communities with psychological first aid skills to calm survivors, reduce distress and speed recovery after disasters.
Claims from the November Kaikōura quake are mounting, with insurers and the Earthquake Commission still handling thousands of residential and commercial cases.
Poor connectivity and patchy health care are leaving 600,000 rural New Zealanders exposed, a health leader says.
The Panic Button feature is able to override the official internal publishing process in the case of an emergency.
Most pre-made emergency kits sold in New Zealand lack key items or offer poor value, Consumer NZ says after testing seven grab-bags.
Flood-hit communities are being urged to plan for rising sea levels and more frequent extremes as experts warn current rules lag behind climate risk.
Wellington’s future growth could be slowed by quake risk and a funding model that makes new housing increasingly unviable, says Property Council Chief Executive Connal Townsend.
Building owners and insurers in New Zealand can now track structural risk in real time as Mainmark introduces STRAAM for damage assessment.
After the Canterbury earthquakes, the Isaac Theatre Royal was painstakingly rebuilt for NZ$40 million and reopened with major awards.
A new guide aims to help doctors and nurses share a common language as disasters push health systems to respond and recover faster.
Wellington and Christchurch are diverging sharply after the quake, with confidence climbing in the capital while turning negative in the Garden City.
Labour shortages, pricier materials and tighter credit are threatening to slow New Zealand's $37 billion building pipeline.
Public safety fears have prompted support for a government fund to help owners secure dangerous facades in Wellington and nearby centres.
