New Zealand Earthquakes

The New Zealand Earthquake Commission (EQC) has awarded more than $1.2m in grants to support 14 research projects aimed at improving the understanding of natural hazard risks in the country. The biennial grants are awarded to projects aligned with the EQC's research investment priorities, including research that empowers people, quantifies hazards and their impacts, looks at smarter land use, governance and economics, and resilient buildings. The projects cover a range of hazards from volcanoes to landslides and will help to reduce the impact of natural hazard events on people and property. Some of the research projects include examining the history of volcanic activity in the vicinity of Aotearoa's supervolcano, coastal inundation losses on Māori assets, and the insurance settlement experiences of those affected by the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake.

By Briefing Bot
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Christchurch — Research into the technique used to connect reinforced concrete walls to their foundations is set to have a significant impact on the New Zealand construction industry.

By EQC
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Opotiki

By EQC
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Auckland City — Research funded by Toka Tū Ake EQC has demonstrated that wrapping weak spots in concrete walls with carbon-fibre straps can strengthen earthquake-prone high-rise buildings well beyond the demands of the building code.

By EQC
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Northland — Northland’s six-monthly tsunami siren test will take place at the end of daylight saving on Sunday, 2 April.

By Northland Regional Council
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Affordable household products found to reduce damage to household items during earthquake simulation.

By EQC
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New Zealand is on the verge of becoming a world leader in low-cost and low-damage seismic engineering, says the winner of the 2022 Ivan Skinner Award, Dr Shahab Ramhormozian.

By EQC
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Wellington City — Ground-breaking research into New Zealand’s most common rock type is unlocking some of the secrets of many faults running underneath this country.

By Earthquake Commission
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The Claimants Reference Group (CRG) hopes a partnership with private insurers, announced today, will enable them to focus on better outcomes for Claimants, however is sounding a warning.

By RedPR
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The EQC Minister has signed off changes to the On Sold Ex-Gratia policy related to earthquake damaged homes in Canterbury.

By RedPR
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Canterbury — The Claimants Reference Group is applauding the changes being made to the implementation of the Governments ex gratia On Sold policy, following issues they raised earlier this month.

By RedPR
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Jenlogix have updated their cloud software solution for their building structural health monitoring solution.

By Beckie Wright
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Earthquake Early Warning is available and has been working in New Zealand since mid-2014.

By Beckie Wright
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Christchurch — The announcement of a Public Inquiry into EQC is welcomed today by claimants’ group EQCFix.

By RedPR
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Christchurch — Southern Response earthquake claimant Peter Glasson ended his hunger strike on Tuesday evening.

By Ali Jones PR and Communications
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Christchurch — Peter Glasson, the Southern Response (SR) earthquake claimant who started a hunger strike at midnight on Monday 16 April is increasingly disappointed by the lack of progress with he and his wife’s insurance claim.

By Ali Jones PR and Communications
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Christchurch — The following can be attributed to Southern Response Hunger Striker, Peter Glasson: "As the middle of day 6 of my hunger strike approaches, I feel no less resolve than when I started.

By Ali Jones PR and Communications
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Christchurch

By Ali Jones PR and Communications
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Christchurch — A Southern Response earthquake claimant is starting a hunger strike tomorrow outside the Government insurers offices in Show Place in Christchurch.

By Ali Jones PR and Communications
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By RedPR
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Insurance and EQC advocate Ali Jones is warning people not to get too excited about the announcement that EQC is setting up a new "standalone" unit focused on resolving earthquake claims.

By Ali Jones PR and Communications
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Christchurch — There's been a positive response from the new Government following the launch of a Christchurch Earthquake claimant campaign this week – the Minister will talk to the group tomorrow.

By Ali Jones PR and Communications
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Palert+ is a simple system to monitor the impact of construction vibration on your building.

By Beckie Wright
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