Hazards
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 | The Waikato region includes some of the most seismically active parts of New Zealand with four large active faults. |  | The Waikato region is vulnerable to severe storms due to its northern geographical location (meaning that it is vulnerable to storms of tropical origin). |
 | Pandemics, animal or otherwise would certainly be significant for the Waikato Region and for New Zealand |  | Frequent, heavy rain and the steep gradient of many rivers means the Waikato region is prone to flooding from severe weather patterns, especially tropical cyclones and depressions. See Hamilton's flood hazard areas |
 | Modern life is reliant on a range of services, the infrastructure that provides these services is vulnerable to failure for a number of reasons.
|  | The Waikato region includes both, a number of urban areas that include a range of residential, commercial and industrial land uses, and large forested areas, that include both indigenous forests and plantations. |
 | The mass transportation of people occurs within and adjacent to the Waikato region, including on land, air and sea. |  | The Waikato region includes a variety of industries that require the storage and use of hazardous substances for day-to-day operations as well as a number of significant transport routes |
 | Climate Change |  | Cybercrime |
 | The Waikato Region (as with the rest of New Zealand) may be impacted by a domestic or international terrorism incident. | | |
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