The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) and the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) have developed a Long-term Insights Briefing on a nationally important topic: building New Zealand’s long-term resilience to hazards, such as severe weather, pandemics, volcanic activity, and earthquakes.
The Briefing discusses New Zealand’s evolving hazard landscape, the tradeoffs and tough decisions New Zealand will need to make, and opportunities for resilience-building.
This Briefing has now been tabled in the House of Representatives.
Read a summary of the Long-term Insights Briefing (PDF 800KB)
Discussions surrounding national resilience-building are particularly timely. The country faces growing challenges from various hazards, and New Zealanders have been deeply affected by a range of these events.
Enhancing our national resilience will help us mitigate the consequences of disasters, and capture an array of economic, social, and environmental benefits. It will give our people and economy the opportunity to thrive – not just when conditions are easy, but also when they are hard.
The briefing will now be referred to a Parliamentary Select Committee for scrutiny and feedback.
Long-term Insights Briefings look at future challenges and opportunities for New Zealand and are a requirement under the Public Service Act 2020.