Waterside Sustainable Developments

Creating living on the water.

[Waterside Sustainable Developments @watersidedev]

We are pleased to annouce that we have teamed up with Hopper Developments to deliver the first floating home community in New Zealand at the Whitianga Waterways.

Each house will have it's own berth offering the unique opportunity to step from your house right onto your boat.

[Belinda Storey @BelindaAStorey]

My interview with @SusieFergusonNZ on @ninetonoon. Tower's announcement likely to be the first increase of many for homes inside 1 in 100 year flood zones. In Aotearoa, for every 1 house in a coastal inundation zone there are 10 houses in inland floodplains.

[Jess Rose West Akl Resident @jessicarose_LTF]

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[Deep South Challenge: Changing with our Climate @DeepSouth_NZ]

"This could be another world first: laws to provide for climate adaptation, including a fund to enable communities to manage their retreat from climate risks. NZ is small and it often experiments with new ideas and initiatives. This may well be one Australia should be watching."

[Dr Jessica Halliday @jh_arch]

Water is the leverage for change.
In the Netherlands they've been managing water to create safety and quality for nearly 1000 years. They're now revisiting their infrastructure to use more nature-based solutions and making room for water

[Waterside Sustainable Developments @watersidedev]

Members of our team have contributed to Sir Micheal Pitts reports and the policies and principles behind "Living with water" and "giving water space" in the UK and Europe. We are on a journey in New Zealand to discover the same.

[Waterside Sustainable Developments @watersidedev]

Can we take the Dutch approach to flooding? by @marcdaalder
https://t.co/R54XhOXH7I

[Waterside Sustainable Developments @watersidedev]

Can we take the Dutch approach to flooding? by @marcdaalder
https://t.co/R54XhOXH7I

[Waterside Sustainable Developments @watersidedev]

@eloise_gibson Didn't talk to us?

[Local Government NZ @lgnz]

Great to join @ninetonoon this morning with @niwa_nz's Dr Rob Bell.

We're hopeful that the proposed Managed Retreat and Climate Change Adaptation Bill can address a range of issues for coastal communities in particular. @DeepSouth_NZ

[Deep South Challenge: Changing with our Climate @DeepSouth_NZ]

If you missed Catherine Iorns' webinar on Sea Level Law (case studies from the courts on council liability for climate hazards), you can catch up online now! @VicUniWgtn @lgnz @solgm @rmla

https://t.co/czWpodiCZl

[Kate Turner @__kateturner__]

Effective climate change adaptation requires all our various knowledges to come together, including understanding the current legal environment for local government...

[Deep South Challenge: Changing with our Climate @DeepSouth_NZ]

Do you know the limits, barriers and opportunities for local council action on climate adaptation? In advance of #RMA reform, come and hear the expert @IornsLaw of @VicUniWgtn talk court action and climate change. Register here: https://t.co/wd0EiUPCXi

[Todd Niall @toddniall]

Biggest solar farm in country installed on Auckland wastewater lake https://t.co/RXWxTOVawb

[Waterside Sustainable Developments @watersidedev]

Amphibious housing in Maasbommel, the Netherlands
https://t.co/Os3s16GxVg

[Waterside Sustainable Developments @watersidedev]

@CityAklccrg @_landlab We had a similar concept that we presented for the America's Cup to Panuku. The platforms would then have been reusable around Auckland.

[Science Learning Hub @NZScienceLearn]

We love a good diagram - this one's a beaut
#STEMeducation @sea_spectrum @marinemetre2 @Sust_SeasNZ

[Resilience Challenge @ResilienceNSC]

"This will be a game changer for New Zealand’s coastal communities & other areas which already face significant risks from climate change & other hazards." Our science leader Wendy Saunders of @gnsscience on the proposed RMA reforms, via @NewsroomNZ https://t.co/nER8QeeuIO

[Deep South Challenge: Changing with our Climate @DeepSouth_NZ]

"If you're looking at buying a bach on the beach in the near future, it’s likely you're looking for guidelines on rising sea levels and insurance risk, and found very little.. That’s because there are very few council guidelines." Important reading, with a few of our researchers:

[Ross P @Rosspnz]

Looking down on the surf as it completely floods the road near Moa Point @lyallbaynz @WildBayNZ

[Jess Rose West Akl Resident @jessicarose_LTF]

In a climate resilient building symposium: the cost of not pro-acting for New York, $3 TRILLION in insured coastal property. Sealevel rise is not a theory, it's real. Hey NZ, know of any other coastal cities? @jamespeshaw @UrbanGreen #phss2020 @OtagoWellington @GenZeroNZ @ss4cnz

[Waterside Sustainable Developments @watersidedev]

@cjhamblin @jessicarose_LTF @stateless @jamespeshaw @UrbanGreen @OtagoWellington @GenZeroNZ @ss4cnz We have a system take can be taken out of the water and put on the back of a truck. Make it into a tiny home. 😁