Kate Hawkesby: If this is our new normal, we have to do better with vulnerable communities

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Feb 14, 2023 · 2m

This cyclone, much like the last storm that hit Auckland, has been a tale of two storms.

Some parts have been absolutely hammered; others completely unscathed. Some lost power, homes, cars, roofs or trees, others barely felt it.

The flooding was worse last time for Auckland; other parts of the country have been hit much harder with flooding with this one. Hawkes Bay, Gisborne and the West Coast of Auckland appear worst hit.

And there is room I think, as I said yesterday, for a more bespoke response to these events. Instead of blanket cancellations and shut downs of a whole city, to look at…