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Symposium: Te Tai Whanake - Growing a stronger, more resilient Aotearoa
As the Resilience Challenge draws to a close after ten-years of research, this symposium provides an opportunity to look back at the journey, the breadth of knowledge we’ve developed and collated, and how we can continue to build on this legacy. Anyone with a role to play in the future of natural hazard resilience in Aotearoa welcome!
Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities
Being an Expert Witness and Presenting Evidence in the Environment Court
Tuesday 7 May 2024
This online course is designed for natural hazards researchers and scientists whose work has the potential to be called before the Environment Court and may require them to be an expert witness in the process. This online, interactive course will take you through the processes and practices involved in producing and presenting evidence, facing cross examination and participating in expert conferencing.
Planning For Non-Planners
Tuesday 28 May 2024
This online course is designed for natural hazards researchers and scientists whose work has the potential to inform planning outcomes. This course will help you to gain a better understanding of how the system actually works in practice, where your work ‘fits’, and how it can contribute to planning outcomes.
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Resilience to Nature’s Challenges Kia manawaroa - Ngā Ākina o Te Ao Tūroa is one of 11 National Science Challenges funded by government to tackle the big science questions facing Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our missionTo accelerate Aotearoa New Zealand’s natural hazard resilience through innovative, collaborative science.
- Our Science
We’re deepening our understanding of natural hazards and creating new tools to build our resilience.
- Our partners
Users of our research are involved from the start to ensure our research outputs are useful, usable and used.
The Resilience Challenge is a collaboration between thirteen partner organisations.
We are funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment