October 2025 Severe Wind Event Funded Research Projects

Funded projects

Following the Severe Wind Event in October 2025 which involved impacts in Wellington, Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago and parts of Southland, we ran an EOI process for research proposals looking at;

  1. People’s responses to severe weather warnings and watches, and
  2. Social and economic impacts of infrastructure disruption.

We have identified five research project groupings for funding, and anticipate this work will be completed by early March 2027.

We’re pleased to share the successful projects:

Successful 2025 recipients:

Project Title Project Lead Funding Amount
Wind Hazard and Impact Data for the October 2025 storms Tom Robinson $50,000
Household and Business Impacts Following the October 2025 Severe Wind Event Finn Scheele $60,000
Community-Level Social Impacts of the Severe Wind Event October 2025 Simon Markham $30,000
Perceptions and Responses to Severe Wind Warnings Marion Tan $45,021
Murihiku perspectives of the October 2025 Severe Wind Event Angie Hopkinson $30,000
Total Funding in this Round $215,021

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