Support after floods and storms
If your property has been affected by flooding, storm or landslip damage, please contact your private insurer directly.
Or read more about what EQCover is available on our website.
What did you promise yourself after the last earthquake?
If you felt a recent earthquake you might also have felt a sudden urge to make your place quake safe. There's a lot we can do to make our homes safer and stronger for earthquakes and the best time to start is now, so let's get cracking.
Natural Hazards Portal
The Natural Hazards Portal makes it easy to find information on natural hazard risks in your community. You can also see settled EQCover claims on residential properties across Aotearoa New Zealand from 1997 onwards.
Find out more about what you, your whānau and your community can do to reduce risk and build resilience to natural hazards.
Toka Tū Ake EQC has adopted a new name to better represent the role our scheme plays in supporting New Zealanders.
Our new name reflects the whakapapa of our nation. Our land is constantly changing from earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslips and floods. Communities have lived alongside those perils for hundreds of years, and Māori have always believed the relationship and connection of people to land and nature is inseparable.
Natural hazards where you live
New Zealanders have a strong connection to the beautiful land we live in, but we also know it can be volatile.
It’s a good idea to understand the natural hazards that could impact your community, and how you can reduce the risk of damage to your whānau and property.
Learn more about us
About EQCover
You automatically have EQCover for your home and land if you have a current home insurance policy that includes fire insurance (and most do).
Residential land cover
What items are covered and how much can be paid out.
Storm, flood and landslip damage
What is covered, how much is covered, and the types of land damage you may see after a storm, flood or landslip.
Urgent repairs
Things you may need or want to do if your home has been damaged by a natural disaster.
Year 8 students from Te Kura o Te Koutu in Rotorua have tested a wide range of natural hazard resources and activities, aimed at ensuring the next generation can understand the landscape they live in.
The Toka Tū Ake EQC funded research, led by Dr Marion Tan from Massey University, focuses on the sustainable sharing of resources in natural hazard education and strengthening community resilience.
Toka Tū Ake EQC has launched a website that makes it easier for New Zealanders to find information on natural hazard risks in their communities. This includes being able to see settled EQCover claims on residential properties and land throughout Aotearoa New Zealand in one place for the first time.
Wellington College students have claimed the top prize in the CRISiSLab Challenge, with their wave detection system, demonstrating how technology can support disaster management.
Ten university research teams have been awarded a combined $4.5 million funding from Toka Tū Ake EQC, to boost Aotearoa New Zealand’s understanding of natural hazards and the effects on our communities.
The research topics include ways to build more resilient buildings, land use planning for climate change, mapping areas which could suffer severe rainfall in the near future and investigating what’s getting in the way of people getting better prepared for natural hazards.