Overview Aotearoa Research Science
Research project

Canterbury — Waitaha

A long-horizon, systems-engineering analysis of Canterbury’s problems and the solution camps that address them. Written on a 10 / 50 / 100-year frame, presented neutrally, and generated from a typed entity graph so every claim is traceable to a source.

  • Climate adaptation

    Glacier retreat (Southern Alps), drought risk, and adaptation in Waitaha.

  • Crime & safety

    Family violence, methamphetamine harm, and policing across post-quake Christchurch.

  • Economy

    The Christchurch rebuild, agriculture (~650K dairy herd, irrigation), and Lyttelton Port (~2.1M TEU).

  • Education

    University of Canterbury, Lincoln University, post-quake school recovery, and tertiary reach.

  • Environment

    Canterbury aquifers (45 community bores at exceedance), nitrate loads, and biodiversity.

  • Governance

    Environment Canterbury (ECan), the Christchurch / Selwyn / Waimakariri councils, and Treaty (Ngāi Tahu).

  • Health

    Christchurch Hospital pressure, primary care, mental health, and the Hagley project.

  • Housing

    Earthquake-prone stock (~3,200 EPB), affordability, and supply pressures.

  • Inequality

    East Christchurch deprivation, post-quake recovery disparity, and structural drivers.

  • Infrastructure

    Earthquake debt (~$15B Crown), three waters (~$6B capex to 2054), and Lyttelton Port.

  • Transport

    Christchurch motorways, Lyttelton freight, and the SH1 South Island spine.