Geological Hazards Mission

Our science strengthens New Zealand’s ability to reduce risk, prepare for, respond to and recover from geological hazards – including earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and tsunamis – in close coordination with the Weather and Climate Hazards Science Mission. This Mission is also the anchor point for GeoNet.

Graham Leonard is General Manager of the Geological Hazards Science Mission.
Read about our General Managers Mission here.

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Earthquake Hazards

The Earthquake Hazards Flagship aims to make New Zealand more resilient to earthquakes and their cascading hazards.

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Geological Properties and Processes

The Geological Properties and Processes Flagship is working to understand the geological properties and Earth processes that shape New Zealand. It is providing the geological data to reduce natural hazards risk, build resilience to environmental change.

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Volcano Hazards

The Volcano Hazards Flagship is working to improve New Zealand’s resilience to future volcanic eruptions through cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary, and mission-led research.

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Multihazard Risk and Resilience

The goal of the Multi-Hazard Risk and Resilience Flagship is to enable evidence-based decisions that reduce losses, improve preparedness, and strengthen resilience to natural hazards across New Zealand.

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