According to the Niwa, sea-level rise in New Zealand is above the global average. Photo: Getty ImagesBillions of dollars of council assets are at risk from sea-level rise, a report from Tonkin and Taylor and Local Government New Zealand shows. Dave CullThe preliminary findings were presented at Local Government New Zealand’s Climate Change Symposium in Wellington yesterday. According to the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa), sea-level rise in New Zealand is above the global average. Tonkin and Taylor infrastructure and resilience specialist James Hughes said councils across the country would be significantly impacted by climate change.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 07, 2018 21:45 UTC