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We’re excited to announce that registration for the 2026 NZSEE Annual Technical Conference, to be held at Tākina,  Wellington from 15-17 April 2026 is now open! With this year’s theme, “Preparing  for the Big One: Innovating for a New Era of Resilience”, the  conference will provide a vital platform for professionals across  disciplines to connect, share insights, and … Read moreNZSEE 2026 Conference – Registration is Open!

Today (29th September 2025), Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk announced Cabinet’s proposals for a refocussing of New Zealand’s Earthquake-prone Building (EPB) system. Today’s announcements are the outcome of the Earthquake-prone Building and Seismic Risk Management Review announced in April 2024. NZSEE have prepared the below overview and Q&A for members, to help familiarise with … Read moreGovernment Policy Announcement on EPB Reform

16 September 2025 More than 30 leading organisations from across NZ’s engineering, construction, manufacturing and trade sectors are calling on the Government to urgently overhaul the country’s standards system. In an impressive show of unity, the industry has written to key Ministers requesting urgent action. They say the current model for funding and accessing technical … Read moreEngineering New Zealand Media Release: Industry pushes to fix broken standards system

Engineering New Zealand has released new guidance for inspecting and assessing houses for structural damage arising from slope movements is now available. You can view a copy of the final document here. It is also available on Engineering New Zealand’s website.   This document, alongside the Canterbury Earthquakes Legacy document Guidance for engineers on residential damage … Read moreGuidance released: inspecting and assessing houses for slope movement damage

The 13th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (13NCEE) will bring together researchers and practitioners to share new knowledge and technical innovations that help us to understand and mitigate the damaging effects of earthquakes and tsunamis. At the conference, professionals from the full spectrum of the earthquake community will gather to discuss and debate new … Read more13th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering

NZSEE would like to advise members Engineering New Zealand (on behalf of the Joint Committee for Seismic Assessment and Retrofit) is seeking feedback on proposed changes to the Non-Earthquake-Prone Building (non-EPB) Seismic Assessment Guidelines. Changes are being made to improve the clarity, consistency and accuracy of non-earthquake-prone building assessments – and incorporate the latest technical … Read moreNotice to members: Engineering New Zealand C4, C8 and C11 consultation

The 19WCSI Conference on Seismic Isolation, Energy Dissipation and Active Vibration Control Structures will be held in Berkley on 15-19 September 2025. NZSEE would be interested to connect with New Zealand members attending this event. Please contact Executive Officer, exec@nzsee.org.nz if you are planning to attend. Find out more and register here. ASSISi 2025 Global … Read more19WCSI Conference 2025 & ASSISi 2025 Global Design and Innovation Awards

Articles include: Overview of TS 1170.5:2025 and changes from NZS 1170.5:2024 Kenneth Elwood, Matthew Gerstenberger, Nick Horspool, Anne Hulsey, Rob Jury, Rick Wentz, Misko Cubrinovski, John Hare, John Hooper, Anna Philott, Tim Sullivan Recommendations for the shape of the design response spectrum in the New Zealand seismic loadings technical specification Tom C Francis, Timothy J … Read moreNZSEE Bulletin Vol.58 No.2 is now available online!

25 – 26 June 2025 The Rydges Hotel 75 Featherston Street Wellington Hosted by GNS Science In an interactive course learn about earthquake hazard and risk modelling covering topics: Plate Tectonics, Subduction Zones, Earthquake Faulting, Earthquake Monitoring, Earthquake Early Warning and Response, Earthquake Forecasting, Ground Motion Modelling, Risk Analysis, Earthquake preparedness and risk communication. The … Read moreShort Course on Earthquake Hazard and Risk

Revisions to Section C5 (and associated sections) of the non-EPB Seismic Assessment Guidelines have been released for use. They relate predominantly to the assessment of concrete buildings and components. The updated sections can be found on the Design Resilience website. The update to Chapter C5 supersedes the 2018 Yellow Chapter. Engineers can now use the updated … Read moreRevised Seismic Assessment Guidelines released for use