Landing page of the New Zealand Natural Hazards Portal.

Aotearoa New Zealand lives with floods, erosion, earthquakes, landslides, and more. Understanding these risks is the first step to building safer, more resilient communities.

That’s why the Natural Hazards Portal, developed by the Natural Hazards Commission | Toka Tū Ake, is such a valuable tool. It brings together accessible, science-based

information through three lenses:

• Natural hazard risk

• Natural hazards insurance

• Claims mapping

The portal contains information about natural hazards in your area, valuable information about natural hazards insurance, and a map displaying locations of natural hazard insurance claims.

For planners, engineers, environmental managers, and across all our communities, this resource makes risk visible and actionable.

Why Visibility Matters

Great tools often go unused simply because people don’t know they exist. By shining a light on resources like the Natural Hazards Portal, we can raise practice standards across the sector and improve resilience where it matters most.

At Zealandia Consulting, this is our kaupapa: making knowledge usable. For us, hazard information isn’t background noise, it’s central to how we design, plan, and manage projects. Whether with iwi, councils, developers, or communities, we work to ensure hazard risk is front and centre in decisions that empower resilience.

Explore for Yourself

Explore the portal yourself - see how it can help you understand your place. [https://www.naturalhazardsportal.govt.nz/s/]