Earthquake Commission

Toka Tū Ake EQC
Kōmihana Rūwhenua
Agency overview
Formed1945 (1945)
HeadquartersLevel 11, Majestic Centre, 100 Willis Street, Wellington
41°17′18.13″S 174°46′28.09″E / 41.2883694°S 174.7744694°E / -41.2883694; 174.7744694
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • Chris Black, (Chairman)
  • Tina Mitchell (appointed Jan 2022)[2], (Chief executive)
Websiteeqc.govt.nz

EQC Toka Tū Ake, also known as the Earthquake Commission, (Māori: Kōmihana Rūwhenua), is a New Zealand Crown entity that invests in natural disaster research and education as well as providing natural disaster insurance to residential property owners.[3] In March 2022, a bill was introduced to, among other changes, update the name of the Earthquake Commission to Toka Tū Ake – Natural Hazards Commission.[4][5]

It was established in its current form by the Earthquake Commission Act 1993,[6] which was a continuation of the Earthquake and War Damage Commission, set up in 1945.[7] It operates under the provisions of that EQC Act and of other relevant law, such as the Crown Entities Act 2004.[8]

  1. ^ "Ministerial List". EQC Toka Tū Ake (New Zealand). Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Executive leadership team :: EQC Earthquake Commission".
  3. ^ "About EQC". EQC. NZ Government. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Natural Hazards Insurance Bill - New Zealand Parliament". www.parliament.nz.
  5. ^ "Our name › :: Toka Tū Ake EQC". www.eqc.govt.nz.
  6. ^ "Earthquake Commission Act 1993". New Zealand Legislation. NZ Government. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  7. ^ "The Natural Disaster Fund". EQC. NZ Government. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Crown Entities Act 2004". New Zealand Legislation. NZ Government. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

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