When earthquakes strike, we're often just relieved to have survived them but Canterbury's deadly quake sequence has shown damaged homes can also cause years of disruption, stress and expense.
Engineers at the University of Canterbury are hoping to prevent future distress with a new safer, base isolation system for residential properties.
Cost has previously limited the technology’s use to larger commercial buildings but the research team has now developed an affordable model that's getting good results.
Katy Gosset visited the university to watch the new system get tested
Photo: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
