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Restoration of comms during an emergency a 'top priority'
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English - June 21, 2023 19:49 - 5 minutes - 4.81 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Critical telecommunications equipment was unloaded off aircraft and replaced with other gear, on flights into regions cut off by Cyclone Gabrielle.
A new report into the emergency response says decisions were made about other items being more essential.
The report from the industry's Telecommunications Forum calls on the government to put a top priority on restoring comms in future emergencies.
It says this did not happen during Gabrielle.
Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.