Flood risk picture remains 'dangerously incomplete'

Flood risk picture remains 'dangerously incomplete'

The release of the first national flood risk model by Earth Sciences last week marks a pivotal, if uncomfortable, moment of clarity for Aotearoa. For the first time, we have a nationally consistent picture of flood exposure, moving beyond the fragmented and disparate assessments held by individual councils. The data paints a stark portrait of our collective vulnerability. About 750,000 people, 15 percent of the population, are already exposed to…