A joint venture between AREC and Tairāwhiti Emergency Management has added another solid layer of communication back-up should other systems fail . . . and it could be a gamechanger for Tairāwhiti.

Schools across the region are now better prepared to cope in an emergency thanks to the first tranche of emergency radios have been rolled out by Tairāwhiti Emergency Management.

If your home has a red or yellow building placard due to flood-related damage, this page guides you through what it means and what to do next.

Earth Sciences New Zealand earthquake geologist Dr Nicola Litchfield is delving into the past to help prepare Tairāwhiti communities for the future.

She’s recently spent time at Waihau Bay and Pouawa exploring coastal cliff exposures of uplifted beach deposits to see how often and how big earthquakes in the Hikurangi Subduction Zone or offshore faults have been, to better forecast what could come.