EQC Toka Tū Ake, also known as the Earthquake Commission,, is a New Zealand Crown entity that invests in natural disaster research and education as well as providing natural disaster insurance to residential property owners. In March 2022, a bill was introduced to, among other changes, update the name of the Earthquake Commission to Toka Tū Ake – Natural Hazards Commission.
Abbotsford landslip, 1979
Gisborne Earthquake, 2007
Earthquake damaged villa in Christchurch, March 2011
The result of land damage caused by ground liquefaction
On 8 August 1979, a major landslip occurred in the Dunedin, New Zealand suburb of Abbotsford. It was the largest landslide in a built-up area in New Zealand's history, resulting in the destruction of 69 houses – around one sixth of the suburb – but no fatalities.
Aerial photo of Abbotsford landslip
Bulldozers flattening land in front of a subsided house