Natural Hazard Risk Management Action Plan (NHRMAP)
The NHRMAP is an Auckland Plan initiative to help build a city that is resilient to the effects of natural hazards. The management of natural hazards falls across the organisation and everyone has a role to play in managing the risks from natural hazards to our region. This ranges from the way information is managed and used to the way risks are assessed and treated. The NHRMAP aims to co-ordinate the work that is taking place across council in order to:
- Reduce the risk to Auckland communities from natural hazards to acceptable levels
- Avoid duplication of effort and cost in research and information gathering
- Ensure priority is given to actions that most effectively reduce the risk to Auckland communities.
King tides Auckland; Snap the Coast See the Future
Part of the Global King Tides movement, King Tides Auckland is an exciting community initiative that encourages people from around the Auckland region to visit and photograph the highest tides (known as King Tides) that naturally occur along our coastline each year. These photographs will help us visualise what our coasts may look like in the future as global sea levels continue to rise. The images provide us with an opportunity to capture a living record of our changing coastlines and provide us with a glimpse into the future of what our normal daily high tides may look like in 30 to 50 years’ time with projected global sea level rise. http://auckland.kingtides.org.nz/
Coastal inundation by storm-tides and waves in the Auckland region
Coastal hazards are a significant issue within the Auckland region and Auckland Council are tasked with managing such hazards under the RMA and associated NZ Coastal Policy Statement. Auckland council commissioned NIWA in March 2013 to calculate extreme seal level elevations and their likelihood around the entire coastline of the Auckland Region. Coastal extreme seal-level elevations resulting from storm-tides and wave set up were calculated for average recurrence intervals of 2, 3, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 year events. Storm-tide is defined as the sea-level peak reached during a storm event, from a combination of monthly mean sea-level anomaly + tide + storm surge. Waves also further raise the effective storm-tide level at the coastline. These extreme storm-generated sea levels are likely to persist for only short periods of 1–2 hours around the coincident high tide. The study used hydrodynamic models calibrated against tide-gauge and wave buoy measurements to calculate storm-tide and wave setup along the coastline, and applied robust joint-probability modelling techniques to calculate the occurrence likelihood of the extreme sea-level elevations. This study has helped to inform the Auckland Unitary Plan, along with a suite of coastal inundation maps developed for the Auckland region.
Resilient Business
Businesses, both large and small, often do too little, too late, to prepare themselves for the unexpected. Failure to plan could be disastrous. At best, a business risks losing customers while getting the business back on its feet. At worst, a business may never recover and ultimately cease trading.
Being a Resilient Business is not an insurance policy against the consequences of a disaster but it does have the capacity to determine whether businesses remain operational during an unexpected event. Business resilience enhances productivity, strengthens flexibility and encourages innovation. It makes a positive contribution to total business performance and adds value on a day by day basis.
Beca will be showcasing what structural engineers do when providing company building assessments etc; they will have examples showing computer modelling techniques used.
Cement & Concrete Association of New Zealand will be discussing their new systems for ER concrete building such as base isolation and PRESSS (runing steel columns through concrete beams). They will be promoting the benefits of concrete – it is very resilient and can withstand flooding and many other disasters.
Visitors to the University of Auckland booth will learn about exciting course offerings and ground-breaking research taking place in the area of natural hazards at the University:
1. The city of Auckland is built on the dormant Auckland Volcanic Field and is also threatened by ash fall from eruptions elsewhere on the North Island. Researchers from University of Auckland, in collaboration with the Auckland Council, GNS Science, The Earthquake Commission, Massey University, and Canterbury University, are taking actions to improve the city’s resilience to volcanic eruptions through the DEtermining VOlcanic Risk to Auckland (DEVORA) project. Find out about the project, what we have discovered about our City of Volcanoes, as well as what you can do before and during an eruption.
2. The Centre for Disaster Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction will be showcasing their work. Researchers in this Centre have been working with the Building Research Association of New Zealand, Canterbury University, The Earthquake Commission, and MBIE and Construction Organisations to understand how to improve disaster recovery and reconstruction. Find out about the work we are doing to ensure that Christchurch is built back better and the ways in which the speed of recovery and the resources available to rebuild are related.
3. Our exciting new postgraduate degree in Disaster Management will assist in training the next generation of disaster professionals so that communities in New Zealand, and overseas, can feel confident that in a crisis their communities will have the best solutions and the best people to help.
The GNS exhibit will have 4 themes
1. A real lime display of GeoNet. GeoNet is the 24/7 monitoring of earthquakes, volcanic unrest, land deformation ,land stability, geothermal activity and tsunami. This service was designed, installed and is operated by GNS on behalf of the Earthquake Commission and the nation. It is constantly being improved. There is also a phone App. which the public can download onto their smart phones
2. RiskScape: A live demonstration of RiskScape which is an easy to use multi hazard risk analysis toolkit which converts hazard exposure information into the likely impacts for an area, for example, damage and replacement costs of infrastructure, casualties, economic losses, disruption and the number of people effected.
3. Devora: Auckland is a vital link in the NZ economy and the city and region are being developed as internationally desirable places to live and work. However Auckland is built on a volcanic field and is also at risk from ash fall from eruptions in the central North Island and Taranaki. Devora is a 7 year research project being undertaken jointly by GNS and the University of Auckland which is nearing completion. It is aimed at improving the assessment of volcanic hazard and risk in the Auckland metropolitan area. It will provide a strategy and rationale for appropriate risk mitigation.
4. Natural Hazards: Scientists at the exhibit will be able to answer general questions by the conference goers and the public about GNS work in the area of natural hazards.
Hawkins will be displaying photos of the seismic work they have done during their projects in Christchurch and discussing seismic products they have available the market.
Helifix is a division of Ancon Building Products and the market leader in the design and manufacture of specialist helical wall ties, fixings and masonry repair and reinforcement systems. We are a technically-led organisation with an on-going product development programme backed by thorough independent testing.
Helifix has been at the forefront of technical innovation in the design and manufacture of construction ties, fixings and masonry repair systems for nearly 30 years. During this time we have built an enviable reputation for product quality, engineering excellence and customer service and support.
Our ties and fixings are engineered to our own unique Hi-Fin helical design and manufactured to ISO9001:2008 quality assured standards. Our non-disruptive and concealed repair strategies and techniques enable the repair and strengthening of existing masonry to be done sympathetically, avoiding expensive rebuilding and sustaining the existing built environment.
All products and technical advice are available direct from the Helifix division of Ancon Building Products.
This Centre is a joint venture between Massey University and GNS Science. It operates within the School of Psychology and is based at the Wellington Campus of Massey University. However, the Centre draws on staff expertise from other Massey campuses, GNS Science and other collaborating organisations.
The Centre undertakes multi-disciplinary applied teaching and research aimed at understanding the impacts of disasters on communities, improving risk management and enhancing community preparedness, response and recovery from various hazard events. Staff and associates of the centre contribute to elements of degrees in arts and science across Massey University. The centre also hosts the Graduate Diploma in Emergency Management, Masters in Emergency Management and PhD (Emergency Management). A series of Emergency Management short courses have been organised by the centre since 2008, as part of an annual Summer Institute. This annual Institute attracts local and international students and speakers.
At our stall you can find out about our world leading research on the performance of timber framed school buildings. We will have information about what the Ministry of Education has been doing to ensure that our schools have safe and inspiring learning environments.
Following the Canterbury earthquakes, the Ministry has applied significant effort and resources to better understand the performance of its buildings in earthquakes, developing more accurate assessment guidelines, prioritising structural strengthening efforts and sharing the knowledge and understanding we have gained.
At this stall you can find out what the Ministry’s Earthquake Resilience Programme and Engineering Strategy Group have been doing over the last two years.
At Nelson Stud Welding we specialise in the installation and supply of metal composite floors, and we supply Nelson Studs and Nelson welding equipment.
Tray-dec steel composite flooring system, has been supplied to the construction industry for more than 25 years.
The focus will be on Low Damage technology for building structures; seismic/earthquake engineering showing load damage technology for building and structural designs.
Resene Construction Systems is a newly formed division within the Resene Group that incorporates a wide range of construction products. Both Rockcote and Plaster Systems (PSL) products fall under this division, benefiting from advanced manufacturing capabilities, excellent brands, wide product ranges all while still continuing to receive the same high quality service and support that they have come to expect.
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UC Quake Centre’s mission is inspired by New Zealand’s need, as highlighted by the Canterbury earthquakes, to better understand and mitigate our seismic risks and to develop skills, knowledge and solutions that create resilient communities.
It will do this through:
- Partnering with industry to create collaborative earthquake engineering solutions
- Up-skilling industry professionals in earthquake engineering
- Enhancing New Zealand’s capability to evaluate seismic risk to structures and lifelines
Raising the level of community awareness of seismic risk and earthquake engineering solutions
The University of Canterbury Centre for Risk, Resilience and Renewal (UCR3) was founded in 2013 to meet the demand for university level emergency management practitioner professional development and education with the goal of improving understanding of risk, resilience and renewal; to apply this to the development of improved strategies for risk reduction, development of resilience and implementation of post-disaster renewal.
UCR3 seeks to promote excellence in teaching risk, preparedness, response and recovery to a wide community with the aim of promoting better application of science with operational best practice, and to promote close collaboration between practitioners and researchers.
UCR3 and the University of Canterbury are uniquely qualified to host and support relevant teaching and research programmes in risk and resilience through a combination of passionate and well qualified academic and professional staff who have gained significant operational experience during the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.
Resilient Organisations (ResOrgs) is a public good research programme based in New Zealand. We have been researching what makes organisations resilient to crises since 2004.