Understand the hazards
Plain-English explainers for the council hazard layers iQHOME checks in Auckland, Whangarei, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Tauranga, Rotorua, Napier & Hastings, Dunedin, Queenstown Lakes, and Invercargill.
Flood risk explained
Flood plains, overland flow, stormwater ponding, and planning hazard areas across eleven supported cities.
GroundLandslide risk explained
Shallow and large-scale susceptibility, mapped past events, slope instability, and rockfall areas where councils publish them.
CoastalCoastal & tsunami risks
Storm surge, coastal inundation, erosion, tsunami evacuation zones, and modelled inundation where available.
GroundLiquefaction explained
What liquefaction vulnerability means during earthquakes and how councils map it.
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