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As insurance gets harder to buy, NZ has 3 choices for disaster recovery – and we keep choosing the worst one

By Ilan Noy, Chair in the Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Belinda Storey, PhD candidate, School of Economics and Finance, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

New research shows successive NZ governments keep opting for expensive short-term fixes after floods and other disasters. But there are two other choices available.

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