Hazard guides
Understand the hazards
Plain-English explainers for the council hazard layers iQHOME checks. Each guide covers what the mapping means when you are buying a home.
Water
Flood risk explained
Flood plains, overland flow, stormwater ponding, and planning hazard areas across Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.
GroundLandslide risk explained
Shallow landslide susceptibility, slope instability, and rockfall management areas on steep ground.
CoastalCoastal & tsunami risks
Storm surge, coastal inundation, tsunami evacuation zones, and modelled inundation extents.
GroundLiquefaction explained
What liquefaction vulnerability means during earthquakes and how councils map it.
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