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Watch: The Active Land talks

The Active Land talk series hosted at Te Papa highlights the diverse range of cutting-edge research into natural hazards happening in Wellington. In partnership with the Natural Hazard Commission (NHC) Toka Tū Ake.

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Watch: Active Land Talk – Resilient people, buildings, and communication

Watch a talk about the psychology and behaviour of people and natural hazards in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand. Speakers from the Joint Centre for Disaster Research at Massey University discuss research that explores what we should do, why we often don’t do it, and how we can be better prepared for future events.

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Watch: Active Land Talk – Building Wellington’s earthquake resilience together

Learn about the forces that shape Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington region and how we prepare for and recover from earthquakes and tsunamis, from researchers working on the It’s Our Fault: Nō Mātou Te Hapa programme.

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Watch: Active Land Talk – Weaving Mātauranga Māori with resilience planning for a stronger Aotearoa New Zealand

Learn how research centred in te ao Māori is addressing Māori disaster risk reduction aspirations and building community capacity, in partnership with iwi, hāpū, whānau, and authorities. Renowned speakers from Te Toi Whakaruruhau o Aotearoa research centre hosted at Massey University, share their perspectives.