NZSEE Annual Conference 2026

Excellent annual conference of New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering last week in Wellington! #nzsee2026

Very grateful to learn more about NZ 🌿 and international perspectives on earthquake engineering, engineering seismology, social science, managing seismic risk, seismic hazard model, earthquake early warning and “Innovating for a new era of resilience”!

Always learn so much from engineering case studies. This one by Renee Brook was excellent🏛️ : “Seismic Strengthening of the Carillon Tower – a National Historic Landmark in Wellington, New Zealand”.

I presented a paper on “Multiple approaches toward floor shaking predictions for a Wellington building” with Quincy Ma Tessa Beetham Harry Gawne John Townend Shao-Jinn Chin Cain Stratford and Theo Rivet funded by BRANZ.

Personal shout out to team Aurecon 😊 for being awarded the 2026 John Hollings Seismic Resilience Practice Award for the Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui | Central Library Seismic Strengthening and Refurbishment project. 👏 Tony Holden Harry Riley-Smith