'Significant shortcomings' in NZ's emergency management system - inquiry

Caption:The inquiry looked into the response to the Auckland Anniversary floods, Cyclone Hale and Cyclone Gabrielle.Photo credit:Uawa LiveThe response to the emergency “relied heavily on the goodwill and effort of communities.”RNZ / Cole Eastham-FarrellyThe inquiry found NZ is not ready to respond to large-scale emergencies.RNZ / Finn BlackwellThe damage from last year’s weather events cost between $9 billion and $14.5 billion.RNZ / Jemima HustonThe system is not capable of dealing with significant, widespread events across multiple regions.SuppliedThe effectiveness of the response varied region to region.Supplied / Matt GoodinCommunities told the inquiry they felt completely let down by Civil Defence.Supplied/Uawa Civil Defence

Rawinia Anderson has mixed feelings to her yellow-stickered family home.

Minister Kieran McAnulty and Tukituki MP Anna Lorck

Fire and Emergency pump out water from a property on Grove Road in Auckland’s Devonport on 1 February following flooding.

Flooding after the Ngaruroro River in Hawke’s Bay burst its banks during Cyclone Gabrielle.

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown visits the Mangere Emergency Centre following the Auckland floods on Friday, 27 January to see how they are supporting victims.

Snow by the Vulcan Hotel in St Bathans on Thursday.

A heavy rain warning has been issued for the Coromandel Peninsula from 8am to 8pm, as well as the Bay of Plenty, west of Kawerau, from 2pm to 3am on Thursday, as a low over the Tasman Sea moves closer to New Zealand.

Auckland weather generic. Sky tower. Storm, rain.

Yucca plants blown by strong wind during a hurricane in Otago South Island New Zealand

Santana Minerals chief executive Damian Spring said they would be consulting with locals throughout the process.

Coogee Beach shark attack victim Leah Stewart with her daughter before the June 2026 shark attack

The 32-year-old was a co-host of a podcast that had last posted an episode on the day of the murder. (YouTube)