Insurance and claims
Insurance and claims

We provide natural hazards insurance cover to help you rebuild or repair your home if its damaged by a natural disaster.
Resilience and research
Resilience and research

We’re on a mission to reduce the impact of natural hazards on people and property in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our resilience vision is that natural hazards resilience becomes embedded in all aspects of decision-making for our homes, towns and cities.
Be prepared
Be prepared

Ways to make your home stronger and safer in the event of a natural disaster.
About NHC Toka Tū Ake
About NHC Toka Tū Ake

NHC Toka Tū Ake is a NZ Crown entity investing in natural disaster research, education and providing insurance to residential property owners.

Research for resilience

Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake invests around $10 million each year in science and data to develop and improve the evidence base for decision making so that our homes, towns and cities are more resilient.

Research Investment Priorities Statement 2025 Resilience and Research Highlights Report 2024

Installing seismograph at Thirsty Ridge site, South Westland

About natural hazards research

We invest about $10 million into natural hazards research every year.

Our research reports

Search our database of reports and publications

Awards

Toka Tū Ake EQC funded awards and award winners

All about funding

Information for researchers

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Top tips for effective science communication

Our tips for researchers communicating science.

Projects on the go

See our full list of research and highlights of research underway