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Iain White, Professor of Environmental Planning, University of Waikato

Natural hazards don’t obey electoral cycles. The next government faces crucial choices

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Every election seems to return to the same themes: the economy, health, housing and the cost of government. But one challenge cuts across these and will confront whichever government is elected.

Whether they feature in the campaign or not, natural hazards affect the economy, health and wellbeing, where we build, insurance premiums, and the liabilities we transfer to future communities and taxpayers.

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