Welcome to Safe As Houses? Your trusted guide to making your biggest asset safer, so the next natural hazard doesn’t decide your future.

This is a podcast for homeowners, renters, future buyers, anyone who wants to better understand the risks to their home and feel more confident about what they can do next.

In this episode, hosts Kate Boersen and Alistair Davies discuss:

• Why you should consider natural hazards when buying a house

• The 5 questions you should ask before making an offer

• How to balance risks and opportunities

Safe As Houses? is here to make natural hazard risk:

• easier to understand

• less overwhelming

• more practical, and

• more part of everyday life

We’ll be sharing:

• Real stories from people across New Zealand

• Insights from engineers, scientists, emergency managers and insurers

• Practical steps you can take to make your home safer

We’re planning new episodes every couple of weeks, with:

• One topic per episode

• Bite-sized, practical conversations

• Plenty of real-world examples

We’re learning as we go, and we want to learn with you.

We’d love to hear from you:

• What topics do you want covered?

• What have you already done to reduce risk at your home?

• What questions do you have?

Contact us

Email: ⁠safeashousespodcast@gmail.com⁠

Instagram: ⁠@safeashousespodcast⁠

YouTube: ⁠@safeashousespodcast⁠