Consultancy services
We offer world-class consultancy services across geohazards, water resources, energy, environment, and sustainable development.
Our multidisciplinary expertise supports government, industry, and communities in making informed, science-based decisions.
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Multi hazard modelling and assessments
For new or existing infrastructure, we provide hazard and risk assessments for:
- Seismic (earthquake)
- Tsunami
- Landslide
- Volcanic ash
- Hydrological (flood) and Metrological (cyclone)
- Climate change
- Post-event mapping and assessment
RiskScape™ spatial data interactive and visual processing tool for multi-hazard risk analysis: riskscape.org.nz(external link)
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Training
- Disaster Risk Reduction for emergency management staff
- Understanding geological hazards (landslides, tsunami, volcano, earthquake)
- Software skills for tsunami data processing, simulation and analysis
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Early warnings
- Effective early warning systems
- Support for design, install and maintenance of geohazard monitoring networks
- Software training
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Policy and planning advice
- Risk governance
- Response decision making and recovery planning
- Climate adaptation planning
- GIS and database development and maintenance
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Groundwater
- Mapping, quantifying and monitoring of groundwater systems
- Water and soil sampling
- Maps, models, databases and tools
- Assessing sustainability and security
- Water dating
- Groundwater quality
- Groundwater microbiology and ecosystems
- Climate change impacts on groundwater
- Indigenous co-management of water
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Minerals and resources assessments
- Mineral systems and ore deposit research
- Geological mapping
- Geochemistry, isotopes and geochronology
- Geophysics and remote sensing
- Digital tools and data integration
- Carbon Capture and Storage
- Sustainable practices
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Environment
- Coastal change: Numerical modelling of coastal and landscape evolution, sea-level changes, sediment pathways and societal impacts
- Erosion and slope stability
- Biodiversity and ecosystems
- Air and water quality assessment
- Contaminant pathways
- Sediment-core laboratory processing services
- Radiocarbon dating
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Green energy
- Geothermal technology and management models
- Green hydrogen
- Materials engineering
- Carbon capture and storage
- Just energy transitions
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Crosscutting approach: community consultation and engagement support
- Community-based disaster risk management and preparedness
- Community engagement
- Approaches to indigenous stakeholders
- Gender and social assessment
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Labs and facilities
GNS is home to some of the world’s most respected Earth science laboratories and facilities. Most of our 20 laboratories provide commercial services to government, commercial, and private businesses and clients: www.gns.cri.nz/partner-with-us/labs-and-facilities/(external link)
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Let’s work together to create safer communities and a more resilient, sustainable world.
