We're all in this together? Community resilience and recovery in Kaikōura following the 2016 Kaikōura-Hurunui earthquake

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck North Canterbury, on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island on 14 November 2016 had significant impacts and implications for the community of Kaikōura and surrounding settlements. The magnitude and scope of this event has resulted in extensive and...

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Published in:New Zealand journal of geology and geophysics 2023-04, Vol.66 (2), p.162-176
Main Authors: Fountain, Joanna, Cradock-Henry, Nicholas A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
community resilience
COVID-19
Disaster recovery
earthquake
Earthquakes
Households
Impact analysis
Kaikōura
New Zealand
Pandemics
Recovery
Resilience
Scientific research
Seismic activity
Social resilience
Social sciences
Tourism
Transportation networks
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Summary:The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck North Canterbury, on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island on 14 November 2016 had significant impacts and implications for the community of Kaikōura and surrounding settlements. The magnitude and scope of this event has resulted in extensive and ongoing geological and geophysical research into the event. The current paper complements this research by providing a review of existing social science research and offering new analysis of the impact of the earthquake and its aftermath on community resilience in Kaikōura over the past five years. Results demonstrate the significant economic implications for tourism, and primary industries. Recovery has been slow, and largely dependent on restoring transportation networks, which helped catalyse cooperation among local hospitality providers. Challenges remain, however, and not all sectors or households have benefited equally from post-quake opportunities, and long-term recovery trajectories continue to be hampered by COVID-19 pandemic. The multiple ongoing and future stressors faced by Kaikōura require integrated and equitable approaches in order to build capability and capacity for locally based development pathways to ensure long-term community resilience.
ISSN:0028-8306
1175-8791
DOI:10.1080/00288306.2023.2167842