Others rely on tourism as they are located near popular tourist spots. New Zealand has around 600 towns, many service the rural and farming sector. New Zealands capital is Wellington, its most populous city is Auckland and popular cities are Christchurch, Hamilton, Tauranga, Lower Hutt, Dunedin. Other significant cities in New Zealand including Hamilton, Tauranga, Dunedin, New Plymouth, and Palmerston North. Auckland, also known as the City of Sails, is located on the north island and is the most populous city in New Zealand. The city is open to tourists and there are still many beautiful old buildings and huge parks within the city. The rebuild is still in progress, but the city changes by the day as damaged buildings are removed and new buildings are erected. The city is in recovery mode after being struck by a series of powerful earthquakes which decimated the city centre. The biggest city in the South Island and third biggest city in New Zealand is Christchurch. Both these cities are located on the more populous NorthIsland. The capital and second largest city is Wellington, a beautiful harbour city with a thriving cafe scene, museums, and galleries. The city has two harbours, countless beaches, and has more boats per capita tha any other city in the world. That is more people than the whole South Island which is the biggest island in the New Zealand Archipelago. The largest city Auckland is located in an extinct volcanic field with volcanic cones offering many vantage points.Īuckland is the most populous city with just under 1.5 million inhabitants. Most have beaches, harbours, hills, and even mountain ranges close by. They are also set within spectacular natural settings. By comparison, cities are safe and friendly, but still have varied night life, restaurants, theatre, and world-class attractions. This paper addresses this gap and proposes national-level intercity resilience networks as a valuable measure to enhance the resilience within a country.New Zealand cities lack the levels of crime and pollution that plague urban areas in other parts of the world. Originality/Value: Despite the existence of international intercity resilience networks, there is a lack of information available on the basic frameworks for establishing intercity resilience networks within a country. Practical Implications: The United Nations Sendai framework for Disaster Risk Reduction advocates for a collaborative approach towards resilience building, and therefore the findings of this paper can assist countries who are considering a collaborative approach for resilience in-line with Sendai. Literature review, stakeholder focus groups in New Zealand’s major cities, and local and international semi-structured expert interviews were used to determine findings.įindings: The study revealed that an effective national-level resilience network needs a collaboratively identified common vision, formalised agreement, ease of use, a network management body, peer-to-peer relationship building and effective knowledge exchange. This research studies the feasibility and operability of a national intercity resilience network to bridge the existing gaps between the cities through networking, collaboration and knowledge sharing.ĭesign/Methodology/Approach: This study was conducted in New Zealand as a case study. It is desirable that all cities within a nation possess enhanced and relatively comparable resilience capabilities. Research Problem: Previous research revealed variations and discrepancies in the resilience status of New Zealand’s major cities. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to inform stakeholders on the factors and facilities required to develop a successful national-level inter-city network for resilience-building.
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