4 lessons NZ should take from another summer of weather disasters
- Written by Iain White, Professor of Environmental Planning, University of Waikato
DJ Mills/ AFP/Getty ImagesAnother summer of extreme weather has destroyed and damaged homes, cut off communities and, in the most tragic cases, left families mourning their loved ones.
It reminds us that New Zealand is one of the most natural-hazard-exposed countries on Earth. Severe weather is common, major cities sit in low-lying areas and steep...





