What is the Earthquake Commission? The New Zealand Government first established New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission in 1945. Originally its role was to provide earthquake and war damage cover for people that purchased fire insurance. Later on, cover for other natural disasters were included, and cover for war damage removed. Today, the Earthquake Commission is a […]
Liquefaction is a process where by firm ground takes on a liquid form temporarily. This generally happens during seismic events such as earthquakes. A notable example of this was during the Canterbury earthquakes of September 2010 and February 2011. In these events liquefaction caused silt and fine sand to ‘boil’ up and cause widespread damage. […]