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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

The 2025 Annual General Meeting of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering will take place on Tuesday, 8 April 2025 from 6.00 – 6.30pm at the Cordis Hotel, Auckland.  All members, including corporate members, are encouraged to attend. Meeting documents can be found below, members are encouraged to bring their own copies if they … Read moreAnnouncement of NZSEE Annual General Meeting 2025

In 2019, NZSEE in conjunction with project partners released the Guidelines for the Design of Seismic Isolation Systems for Buildings as a draft for trial use. Having been applied in this form for about five years, NZSEE is seeking feedback on the document, and scoping any updates required to finalise it (with a view to then completing … Read moreNZSEE Guideline for the Design of Seismic Isolation Systems for Buildings – Public Comment

NZSEE invites nominations for the 2025–2026 Management Committee. Each year, Society members elect nine of their peers to serve on the Management Committee. Current members of the committee can be nominated for re-election provided they remain eligible to be on the committee. More information (Clause 6) can be found on the NZSEE constitution. Nominations shall … Read moreCall for Nominations: NZSEE Management Committee Members 2025–2026