New Zealand Councils Seek Increased Government Funding for Natural Hazard Protections

Local councils in New Zealand are advocating for greater government investment in natural hazard risk reduction, citing that only 3% of hazard-related spending since 2010 has gone towards prevention.

25 Apr, 18:22 — 25 Apr, 18:22

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Councils want government to pay for more for natural hazard protections

New Zealand spent $64b on hazard-related costs since 2010: 97 percent of that was response and recovery, and only 3 percent went to reducing risk," a parliamentary briefing document says.

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