Watch live: PM Jacinda Ardern addresses media at Westport s Emergency Operations Centre rnz.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rnz.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Watch the PM address media here:
Ardern said it was a useful opportunity to be on the ground in Westport. To see what both their recovery needs were but also their longer term needs. What s really clear is the housing issues that are likely to present for not weeks but months.
Photo: RNZ / Samantha Gee
She said there were a number of yellow-stickered homes and authorities would need to work alongside the local community to ensure there were housing options available for the families affected.
Funding would help with things like relocatable houses, some of which were already arriving, she said.
Monday, 26 July 2021, 4:13 pm
Comment attributed to Phil Wheble, Incident
Controller, West Coast DHB Flood event.
Members of
West Coast DHB’s WellFood team were the first to move back
into the facility today. Buller Health was evacuated early
evening on Saturday 17 July as flood waters rose rapidly and
were starting to limit access to the
facility.
Following a deep clean of the kitchen
facility and installation of a replacement fridge and
freezer, the team are enjoying being back in their usual
workplace and prepping food for patients and Meals on Wheels
deliveries. The New Zealand Defence Force helped out by
Community Scoop » First Staff Move Back Into Buller Health Today scoop.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from scoop.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.