Ten years since the February 2011 earthquakes devastated Christchurch CBD, partially demolished, derelict buildings and poorly maintained vacant sites remain in the post-earthquake landscape. While Christchurch City Council ...

A community-of-practice (CoP) is a community that comprises of members that build relationships with each other to create technical advancements motivated by shared goals. Establishing communities-of-practice has been ...

Over the past decade several “seismometers in schools” programmes have been developed in Aotearoa New Zealand by a range of organisations, for a variety of reasons and aiming to achieve a range of educational outcomes. ...

Palu City and other parts of Central Sulawesi were severely impacted by a MW 7.5 earthquake and tsunamis on 28 September 2018 as a result of a rupture of the Palu–Koro Fault. The earthquake resulted in 4,400 deaths and ...

NZ is at the forefront of earthquake engineering and innovative solutions and strategies for dealing with seismic risk. Recent earthquakes have presented both opportunities and challenges for improving how the regulatory ...

There is a relatively brief consideration for soil-structure interaction (SSI) effect in the New Zealand guidelines for the seismic assessment of structures. Recent earthquake events including the Kaikōura earthquake of ...

Hospitals play a critical role in ensuring community safety. Hospitals must remain operational during and after an earthquake. However, physical damage, utility outages, or supply shortages can cause closures and/or ...

The focus on seismic risk following the 2011 Christchurch and 2016 Kaikoura earthquakes has seen the closure of several public buildings across the country. The introduction of the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) ...

Gender disparity in the engineering industry is a well-recognised problem. Engineering is a growing industry, and the lack of gender balance affects the diversity of thought available to it, as well as the potential ...

Wellington’s Pipitea port precinct  - a critical lifeline and economic contributor to Wellington and surrounding regions – suffered significant damage and associated operational disruption as a result of the 2016 Kaikoura ...