🌊 NZ's coastal areas and lakes are at risk from tsunami. Take a deep dive into tsunami science with our new #WhatsOnOurPlates? module Learning about Tsunami Waves! 🔗 arcg.is/1Cn0DD #WhatsOnOurPlates is created by AF8 & East Coast LAB | Hikurangi Subduction Zone M9, and funded by Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake

👏 Huge thanks to everyone involved in our biggest #AF8Roadshow2023 yet! 6 regions, 11 science speakers, 13 schools, 22 public talks, 2 marae visits and 3,210+ participants! 🎉   Special thanks to the 6 South Island Emergency Management Groups Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake and our partner agencies.

KAURAKA E MATAKU, KIA TAKATŪ! Don’t be scared be prepared! Check out this awesome mahi from our friends at Ngāi Tahu & Maui Studios! Ka rawe! Get ready by preparing an emergency plan using these resources:ngaitahu.iwi.nz/whanau/emergen… #eqnz #tewikiotereomāori youtube.com/watch?v=ms8z-q…

👄 Have a kōrero with your whānau this te Wiki o Te Reo Māori to get prepared for the next big one. Here are some kupu to help you get started! #earthquakes #TeWikioTeReoMāori

It’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction! Get prepared for that next earthquake by practising your Drop, Cover and Hold next Thursday 19 October as part of ShakeOut 2023! Sign up here: getready.govt.nz/involved/shake… #ShakeOut #earthquake #disasterriskreduction

It’s New Zealand ShakeOut 2023! Spend 30 seconds to practice your Drop, Cover and Hold today - it will give you a huge advantage during the next earthquake. The more your practice, the more second nature it will become! #DRR #ShakeOut #earthquake #hīkoi

Students from Ashburton College have started piloting The Alpine Fault and Our Active Faults, our new NCEA Level 1 Geography resource. Check out the resources and provide your feedback: tinyurl.com/337s6rs2 This resource was kindly funded by Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake

Teachers, want to find out more about our new NCEA Geography Level 1 Resource –The Alpine Fault and our Active Faults? Register for our webinar: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ad752386… Funded by @eqcnz

Tag a teacher! Help us spread the word about our new NCEA Geography Level 1 Resource –The Alpine Fault and our Active Faults Register for our webinar 👉 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ad752386…

The theme for this year’s Australian Earthquake Engineering Soc. #AEES23 conf. is ‘Natural Hazards Unnatural Disasters’ with a focus also on Earthquake Response Plans. We’re grateful to Keynote Speaker Caroline Orchiston of AF8 University of Otago Te Hiranga Rū QuakeCoRE for sharing important insights.

After 3 AF8 Roadshows over the past 5 years, we are pleased to be able to share this new book chapter on what it’s all about! Read more here: taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-ed… Thanks to Design for Emergency Management for the opportunity to share this work.

Don't be scared, be prepared! Great vid on what a large earthquake on the Alpine Fault on the South Island would do, and how to prepare: youtube.com/watch?v=os2-bi… #AF8 AF8