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Does New Zealand currently have any skills and workforce shortages in areas such as geotechnical engineering, earth sciences, and emergency management that are critical to responding to landslides and slips?

Answered Question 1466 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Does New Zealand currently have any skills and workforce shortages in areas such as geotechnical engineering, earth sciences, and emergency management that are critical to responding to landslides and slips?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery

Answer

For a small country such as New Zealand there may be a limited number of subject matter experts available to support large-scale emergency events. To help mitigate this it is the role of CDEM Groups and NEMA in national emergencies to coordinate the deployment of expertise to where it is best needed.