Tararua District Council (TDC) has funded this project to identify areas of land within the district that
have potential for liquefaction induced ground damage. The district spans across a variety of
landscapes that have varying vulnerability to liquefaction related hazards. Identifying areas of the
district that are prone to liquefaction induced damage will be beneficial for providing safe
communities within the district and allow planning to take place to identify areas for future district
growth. This assessment will significantly improve the understanding of liquefaction vulnerability in
the district and will produce a liquefaction hazard map that can be utilised by different stakeholders.
The outputs of the study will have two specific uses, the first being related to recent changes to the
Building Act and the second being Resource Management Act applications.