It’s not IF, but WHEN…
We’re talking about volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis and even just too much rainfall to handle.
Are we doing enough to prepare ourselves before disaster strikes? The risks are high and we have experts in the whare to talk it through with us.
We're joined by Associate Professor Daniel Hikuroa from Waipapa Taumata Rau (University of Auckland), who also serves on Pou Herenga, the Māori advisory group to the Climate Change Commission. As well as Charlie Rahiri, Mauao Recovery Manager at Tauranga City Council and also Chair of Ngāti Ranginui.
Following the devastating tragedy at Mauao and the findings of the Davison Report, we're asking some big questions about how Aotearoa prepares for natural disasters, and who should be held accountable when the risks are already known.
From the possibility of a volcanic eruption in Tāmaki Makaurau requiring hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate, to a major earthquake in Te Whanganui-a-Tara and tsunami waves reaching parts of our coastline in as little as 10 minutes, just how prepared are we?
We talk about the responsibilities of local councils, the gaps between knowing the risks and preparing for them, and the role of iwi and Māori communities in building resilience.
We also question why so much government funding goes towards responding to disasters rather than reducing the risks in the first place.
We know the risks. We know the potential consequences. So what's stopping us from doing more before it's too late? He wānanga nui tēnei.
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Then we ask Dan Hikuroa, if you had $100 million to help solve this problem how would he spend it?
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