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Why is NZ spending far more on responding to climate disasters than on reducing future risk?

By Cathrine Dyer, Lecturer in Climate Change, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University

Only 3% of spending on natural hazards focuses on reducing risk, allowing governments to shift liability but leaving communities unprepared.

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