New Zealand faces a range of complex hazards and threats that could have serious, immediate and/or long-term effects on New Zealand’s safety, prosperity, and national security requiring national-level intervention and coordination. We are particularly exposed to natural hazards, and the relative vulnerability of our people, property and critical infrastructure is growing. National security threats are also reaching New Zealanders more directly than ever before, from terrorist attacks, growing disinformation, to cyber-attacks on our critical national infrastructure.
Risk and resilience
New Zealand faces a number of complex serious hazards and national security threats that could trigger a national level crisis at any time, and cause significant harm to our collective safety, security and prosperity.