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Eskdale holiday park owner on Cyclone Gabrielle report
Morning Report
English - March 25, 2024 18:30 - 3 minutes - 2.85 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A new report into the Hawke's Bay's Civil Defence response to Cyclone Gabrielle has found there weren't enough trained emergency leaders, leading to confusion and burnout.
It also found controllers were overconfident about their readiness for a disaster and didn't plan for the worst-case scenario.
But ultimately, the report points to faults in the nationwide emergency system, calling for a complete overhaul.
Eskdale holiday park owner Dan Gale spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.