Apartment dwelling is on the increase in many cities in Aotearoa New Zealand, including those in earthquake-prone regions. Hence it is important that people working in disaster management and housing improve their understanding on how the living situations of apartment dwellers influence their disaster management practices. This knowledge is crucial for efforts to promote safety and preparedness. This paper explores what enables and constrains apartment dwellers in their ability to prepare for an earthquake. Eighteen people were interviewed who resided in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) two years after the 2016 7.8 magnitude (Mw) Kaikōura earthquake. Of central concern was people’s ability to prepare for disasters and access knowledge about building and structural safety and how this knowledge mattered to what apartment dwellers were able to prepare for. We found that the agency to prepare was dependent on whether people owned or rented their dwellings. We report on participant accounts of dealing with body corporations, landlords, emergency kits, other emergency items, and evacuation plans.

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地震对新西兰 Te Whanganui-a-Tara（惠灵顿）公寓业主和租户的影响

新西兰Aotearoa的许多城市的公寓住宅正在增加，包括地震多发地区的城市。因此，从事灾害管理和住房工作的人们必须提高他们对公寓居民的生活状况如何影响其灾害管理实践的理解。这些知识对于促进安全和准备工作至关重要。本文探讨了是什么促使和限制了公寓居民为地震做准备的能力。18 人接受了采访，他们在 2016 年 7.8 级 (Mw) 凯库拉地震两年后居住在 Te Whanganui-a-Tara（惠灵顿）。中心关注的是人们为灾难做准备的能力以及获取有关建筑和结构安全的知识的能力，以及这些知识对公寓居民能够做好哪些准备的重要性。我们发现要准备的机构取决于人们是拥有还是租用他们的住宅。我们报告与法人团体、房东、应急包、其他应急物品和疏散计划打交道的参与者账户。