New Zealand

The sea around New Zealand rose, on average, by 1.7 mm per year from 1900 to 2008. But at the same time, the land is going up in some places and down in others. We are putting both of these changes together to accurately predict total sea-level rise at a local scale.

Maps

Vertical land movement

Case studies

Aotearoa Sqaure — “New Zealand's terrain is so dynamic that it is moving up in some places and down in others as we speak.” - Associate Professor Richard Levy

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Working paper: The significance of vertical land movements at convergent plate boundaries in 1 probabilistic sea-level projections for AR6 scenarios: The New Zealand case.

Kiwis can now see how sea-level rise will affect them

What should people do if they are under threat by the faster sea-level rise?

Alarming new statistics reveal NZ’s sea-level could rise 30cm in next 10 to 20 years

New sea-level data underlines need for action - Climate Minister James Shaw

Sea level is rising faster than we thought

Where, or where not, to build?

When do we move infrastructure from the coast?

A research team from Victoria University of Wellington, funded by the Resilience to Nature’s Challenges National Science Challenge, has designed a decision-making framework for councils to protect water systems against sea level rise.

Sea-level rise maps as public communication

Future sea-level rise around New Zealand’s dynamic coastline

NZ SeaRise were invited to contribute this article to a Special Publication on Sea Level Rise that has been produced by the NZ Coastal Society.

New Zealand sea-level rise projections