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Climate change risk: Why are people still buying by the sea?

Climate change risk: Why are people still buying by the sea?
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Tireless effort to vaccinate vulnerable communities wins Teresea Olsen Wellingtonian of the Year

Tireless effort to vaccinate vulnerable communities wins Teresea Olsen Wellingtonian of the Year
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Insurers may be reluctant to offer cover after even small sea level rise - expert

An expert in climate change risk says those living in populated coastal areas like Wellington could lose their insurance cover in just a few years.

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Are houses on stilts a good solution to more frequent flooding?

Are houses on stilts a good solution to more frequent flooding?
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The sea level rises putting thousands of homes at risk - and how the Govt decides who foots the bill

The sea level rises putting thousands of homes at risk - and how the Govt decides who foots the bill Newshub 2 hrs ago Matt Burrows © Image - Getty; Video - Newshub. Watch: Many of New Zealand s coastal homes could have unaffordable insurance within 15 years, report finds. From the ruins of the soon-to-be-defunct Resource Management Act (RMA), a new law is about to transform how New Zealand deals with the risks posed by climate change - and decide who foots the bill for our retreat from the coast. Tens of thousands of coastal Kiwi homes could be deemed uninsurable over the next few decades thanks to a rapid increase in erosion fuelled by sea level rises, and a managed retreat has been posited as a way to fix this very expensive looming crisis.

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