In this episode, we’re talking with Michelle as she’s looking for her next home. You’ll learn:

• What matters to Michelle and her family when buying a new home

• How to get a gift from an estate agent

• How natural hazards can impact a property and your investment

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.

Your hosts Alistair and Kate are 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: ⁠[email protected]⁠

Instagram: ⁠@safeashousespodcast⁠

YouTube: ⁠@safeashousespodcast⁠

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: ⁠[email protected]⁠

Instagram: ⁠@safeashousespodcast⁠

YouTube: ⁠@safeashousespodcast⁠

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:

• The simple actions you can take to get ready to respond to natural hazard events

• Which actions we’ve taken ourselves

• The actions we recommend you take to prepare for natural hazards

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: ⁠[email protected]⁠

Instagram: ⁠@safeashousespodcast⁠

YouTube: ⁠@safeashousespodcast⁠

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:

• What you can do about natural hazards, including

• How you can reduce your risk at home

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: ⁠[email protected]⁠

Instagram: ⁠@safeashousespodcast⁠

YouTube: ⁠@safeashousespodcast⁠

Safe As Houses? — Episode 2: What's a natural hazard?!

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:

• What natural hazards are
• Which natural hazards we have in New Zealand
• How to find out what natural hazards can affect your house before they happen

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

Instagram: @safeashousespodcast

YouTube: @safeashousespodcast

Email: [email protected]

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

In this first episode, hosts Kate Boersen and Alistair Davies introduce themselves, share how they each found their way into the world of natural hazards and disaster risk, and explain why they’re creating this podcast.

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.

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?

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: SafeAsHousesPodcast

YouTube: SafeAsHousesPodcast