This article examines tourism business disaster planning in areas at risk from low-
frequency/high-consequence natural disasters. It presents empirical findings from a tourism …

The concept of 'resilience'has recently gained traction in a range of contexts. Its various
interpretations and framings are now used to examine a variety of issues, particularly …

Earthquakes pose a significant risk to Aotearoa/New Zealand (NZ), where many injuries
occur during shaking. These negative outcomes can be reduced by teaching the protective …

To reduce future earthquake injuries and casualties, it is important that people understand
how their behavior, during and immediately following earthquake shaking, exposes them to …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to identify lessons learned by schools from their
involvement in the 2012 New Zealand ShakeOut nationwide earthquake drill …

Natural hazards continue to have adverse effects on communities and households
worldwide, accelerating research on proactively identifying and enhancing characteristics …

Earthquakes are a rapid-onset hazard where advance planning and learning plays a key
role in mitigating injuries and death to individuals. Recent advances in earthquake detection …

Abstract Background Needle Exchange Programme (NEP) mobile outreach services in
Aotearoa New Zealand distribute injecting equipment to people who inject drugs (PWID) …

Natural hazards impact millions of people globally and lead to billions of dollars of economic
loss each year. New Zealand is one of many countries vulnerable to multiple natural …

Many earthquake injuries in Aotearoa New Zealand result from people falling or being struck
by flying objects during shaking. Since 2012, the ShakeOut earthquake (and now tsunami) …