Hazard management
At Greater Wellington we work to reduce the impact of natural hazards in several ways.
We investigate and monitor hazards affecting the region and hold a great deal of hazard information. This information is used to promote hazard awareness in the community in the form of maps, reports, fact sheets, school visits and public presentations.
We also use hazard information for land use management by developing regional policies and plans, advocating policies and rules in district plans, and advising on notified resource consents.
Greater Wellington is also responsible for maintaining flood protection schemes and warning systems in the region.
- What is a hazard?
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A hazard is something with the potential to harm us or cause damage to things that are important to us. Hazards and are generally split up into two kinds: natural and human-made.
- Greater Wellington's role
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At Greater Wellington we work to reduce the impact of natural hazards in several ways.
- Hazard fact sheets
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Greater Wellington produced a series of 19 hazard fact sheets. These A4 sheets cover the where, what and how of different hazards in the region and what you can do to be prepared for them.
- Engineering lifelines groups
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Engineering lifelines are the essential utility systems that serve communities - water supply, transportation (road, rail, sea and air), electricity and gas supply, communication networks (telephone, television, cable and radio) and sewerage or wastewater.