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A review of the Cyclone Gabrielle response found the emergency management response was not fit for purpose - and not good for media providing critical 'real time' coverage of the disaster. But one broadcaster that's criticised officials for being overconfident and underprepared also downplayed the danger at the time.
'Adrenalinised desk jockeys' cluttered the office and staff retreated to meetings in a cupboard, a review of the Cyclone Gabrielle response revealed.
The independent review of Hawke’s Bay’s Civil Defence response to Cyclone Gabriel has been completed and it is damning. Former Police Commissioner Mike Bus
By Lauren Crimp and Adam Burns of RNZ Some Hawke’s Bay residents remain unconvinced whether a damning report into the emergency response to Cyclone Gabriel
The national emergency management system "sets up good people to fail", a review has found.