Earthquake Risk Mitigation Plan

Environment Waikato’s Earthquake Risk Mitigation Plan defines the role and future direction of Environment Waikato, territorial authorities, utility providers, iwi and the community in managing the effects of earthquakes in the Waikato Region. The Plan outlines the methods that will be used to reduce the adverse effects of earthquakes and what risk reduction is possible through pre-event planning and action.

While earthquakes are not considered a major risk in the Waikato region, there are some specific areas containing active earthquake fault lines which are more likely to experience earthquake activity.

Environment Waikato’s Earthquake Risk Mitigation Plan aims to achieve efficient and effective earthquake risk management through:

• clarifying the earthquake management roles and responsibilities of various agencies
  
• dealing with the adverse effects of earthquakes and the management options for minimising them
  
• setting out the proactive actions that Environment Waikato and other groups will take to reduce community vulnerability before an earthquake occurs
  
• planning for response, recovery, monitoring and review activities.

Find out more about earthquakes.

View or print Environment Waikato’s Flood Risk Mitigation Plan from the PDF file below, or order a printed copy of the Plan through our publications pages.

Earthquake Risk Mitigation Plan
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Table of contents

Acknowledgements				i
Executive Summary				iii
Background and explanation				v
Principles				vii
1                    Hazard planning and management				1
	Issue			1
	Objective			1
	Policy			1
	Actions			1
	Explanation and principal reasons for adopting			2
	Environmental results anticipated			7
2                    Response and recovery				10
	Issue			10
	Objective			10
	Policy			10
	Actions			10
	Explanation and principal reasons for adopting			11
	Environmental results anticipated			12
3                    Monitor and review				13
	Issue			13
	Objective			13
	Policy			13
	Actions			13
	Explanation and principal reasons for adopting			13
	Environmental results anticipated			13
Appendix I:	Summary of actions – reducing adverse effects			15
Appendix II:	Summary of actions – response and recovery			16
Appendix III:	Summary of actions – monitor and review			17
Appendix IV:	Existing management - legislation			18
Appendix V:	Existing management – Local Government documents			19
Appendix VI:	Earthquake hazard and NZ 4203 Seismic Risk zones			20
Glossary				22
	Acronyms			23
References				25
Bibliography				27
Tables				2
Table 1:	Groundshaking categories			6
Table 2:	Application of loadings standard and the earthquake hazard map			6
Table 3:	Approximate population and land area within peak ground acceleration classes			6
Table 4:	Roles and responsibilities			8
Table 5:	Continuum of earthquake risk management			9
Figures
Figure 1:	The planning framework			ix
Figure 2:	Earthquake hazard and NZ 4203 Seismic Zones			3
Figure 3:	Information exchange and dissemination			5