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Tsunami sirens to sound on Saturday
Natural hazards | 31 Mar 2021The tsunami sirens along Christchurch’s coastline will undergo routine testing on Saturday morning at 11am.
Tsunami alerts timely reminder to check your zone
Civil Defence, Natural hazards | 5 Mar 2021The tsunami alerts issued in the wake of the earthquakes near the Kermedec Islands are a timely reminder that people should check if they are in a tsunami evacuation zone.
Are you in a tsunami evacuation zone?
Civil Defence, Natural hazards | 23 Feb 2021Christchurch and Banks Peninsula residents who live or work near waterways or the coast are being encouraged this month to find out if they are in a tsunami evacuation zone.
Rockfall prompts closure of Cave Rock entry point
Natural hazards | 18 Dec 2020One of the entrances to Tuawera Cave Rock, on Sumner Beach, is being closed to the public because of the rockfall risk.
Banks Peninsula tsunami evacuation zones re-drawn
Civil Defence, Natural hazards | 24 Nov 2020Tsunami evacuation zones in Banks Peninsula have been updated based on new scientific research.
Green light for coastal hazards adaptation planning
Natural hazards | 11 Nov 2020Christchurch City Council has agreed to start adaptation planning with low-lying coastal and inland communities likely to be impacted by rising sea levels.
Council keen to begin coastal hazards adaptation planning
Climate change, Natural hazards | 6 Nov 2020Christchurch City Council wants to begin adaptation planning work with the communities likely to be impacted in the future by rising sea levels.
New working group focuses on coastal hazards
Natural hazards | 13 Aug 2020A working group made up of Councillors and two members from Te Rūnanaga o Ngāi Tahu will help guide two important projects relating to the impact of climate change on the coastal hazards risk in Christchurch and Banks Peninsula.
Liquefaction Lab reveals potential land damage
Natural hazards | 29 Jul 2020A new interactive online tool will help people better understand how the ground in Christchurch may respond in an earthquake.
Council approves District Plan change
Natural hazards | 14 May 2020Christchurch City Council has agreed to change the District Plan to reflect updated information on the slope instability risk in some parts of the Port Hills.
Testing time for tsunami warning sirens
Civil Defence, Natural hazards | 26 Sep 2019Christchurch’s tsunami warning sirens will be tested this Sunday at 11am.
Better picture emerges of tsunami impact on Christchurch
Natural hazards | 5 Jul 2019New computer modelling paints a clearer picture of the flooding Christchurch coastlines could see from a large distant source tsunami if sea levels continue to rise with climate change.
Christchurch's 'coolest sand-pit' provides lesson on liquefaction
Natural hazards | 29 Apr 2019Visitors to Canterbury Museum’s earthquake exhibition Quake City can play with Christchurch’s coolest sand pit to learn about the science behind liquefaction.
Slope instability reassessed in parts of Christchurch's Port Hills
Natural hazards | 3 Apr 2019Christchurch City Council is considering using a fast-tracked process to change the District Plan to reflect new information about the slope instability risk in some parts of the Port Hills.
Christchurch sirens sound tsunami-ready reminder
Civil Defence, Natural hazards | 2 Apr 2019Coastal and riverside residents are being reminded to check their evacuation zones prior to tsunami warning sirens being tested this Sunday.