Webinar: Climate change, regional risk and infrastructure investmentWebinar: Climate change, regional risk and infrastructure investment

Webinar: Climate change, regional risk and infrastructure investment

PUBLISHED 16 JULY 2026

Join Nick Horspool, Senior Natural Hazard Risk Scientist at Earth Sciences New Zealand, and Talosaga Talosaga, Principal Advisor – Economics and Research at Te Waihanga, for a discussion of new research into the future costs of flood damage to New Zealand's infrastructure. The webinar will explore what the modelling tells us about regional flood risk under different climate scenarios and how the findings can inform long-term infrastructure planning and investment. A live Q&A will follow the presentation.

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Flood damage to infrastructure is expected to grow
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PUBLISHED 9 JULY 2026
Flood damage to infrastructure is expected to grow

New research by Earth Sciences New Zealand, commissioned by Te Waihanga, explores how flood damage to infrastructure could change under different climate scenarios. It shows that, across the scenarios modelled, flood damage is expected to increase over the coming decades, with the impacts felt unevenly across the country.