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Benjamin D Tombs, Pūkenga-Lecturer in Property Law, University of Otago

‘Disaster inertia’: why must NZ keep relearning the same lessons from extreme events?

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In the aftermath of another summer of weather disasters, there were headlines about a “growing gap” between recovery efforts and preparation for climate change impacts.

There were calls for a rethink of how New Zealand approaches natural hazards and for decision-makers to learn from the lives and homes lost in landslides and floods.

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