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Severe Wind Event research projects
Severe Wind Event research projects
Following the Severe Wind Event in October 2025 which involved impacts in Wellington, Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago and parts of Southland, we ran an EOI process for research proposals looking at 1) people’s responses to severe weather warnings and watches, and 2) social and economic impacts of infrastructure disruption. We have identified five research project groupings for funding, and anticipate this work will be completed by early March 2027.
Wind Hazard and Impact Data for the October 2025 storms
Project Lead: Tom Robinson
Funding amount: $50,000
Household and Business Impacts Following the October 2025 Severe Wind Event
Project Lead: Finn Scheele
Funding amount: $60,000
Community-Level Social Impacts of the Severe Wind Event October 2025
Project Lead: Simon Markham
Funding amount: $30,000
Perceptions and Responses to Severe Wind Warnings
Project Lead: Marion Tan
Funding amount: $45,000
Murihiku perspectives of the October 2025 Severe Wind Event
Project Lead: Anne-Marie Jackson
Funding amount: $30,000
Capability EOI and research design workshops
Capability EOI and research design workshops
In late 2025 we ran an EOI process to identify individuals who were well-positioned to contribute to the Platform’s mission. Successful applicants were invited to take part in research design workshops held in March 2026. Project proposals and integrations between them are being considered by our Platform Leadership Team and relevant advisory groups, and we expect to announce our portfolio of confirmed projects in July 2026.
Platform Leadership Team
Platform Leadership Team
We’re excited to be introducing the people who will be providing strategic leadership for our science themes and cross-cutting programmes for the next three years:
Living with Risk theme: Julia Becker
Better Resilience Decisions theme: Iain White
Next Generation Risk Assessment theme: Liam Wotherspoon
Pou Whakahaere - Vision Mātauranga programme: Melanie Mark-Shadbolt
Data and Enabling Technologies programme: Bill Fry
Congratulations to our new leaders! You can read more about them here.
Capability Retention Grants
Capability Retention Grants
We're pleased to announce the successful Capability Retention Grant projects. These grants were designed to retain essential capability in the natural hazards and resilience research system, and make progress on priority work during the Platform's establishment phase. The projects all support students, post-doctoral positions and other early career researchers..
Read about the projects here
The Platform establishment team synthesised the ideas we received at our engagement events in early 2025, and brought that direction together in a draft Platform Plan which was delivered to MBIE at the end of March. This is a significant milestone, and we thank you all for being part of the process.
Read more about the research structure contained in the draft Plan, the thinking behind it, and next steps.
Newsletter
Newsletter
May 2026 newsletter
May 2026 newsletter
In this issue we share a new suite of projects researching the October 2025 Severe Wind event, provide a progress update on research design activities, and celebrate recent successes in our community.
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