EQC calls for risk management to have higher priority in planning
The Earthquake Commission worries the Govt’s housing policies, particularly around densification, could be putting more people at risk from extreme weather.
The EQC says New Zealand needs to avoid building in at-risk areas.
The Earthquake Commission is concerned the Government’s housing policies, particularly around densification, could be putting more people at risk from extreme weather events such as Cyclone Gabrielle.
In its submission to Parliament’s Environment Select Committee on the Natural and Built
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