The Huddle: Auckland emergency management system found improperly prepared for January floods

Tonight on The Huddle, Mike Munroe, former Labour Chief of Staff and current Director at Mike Munro Communications and Ben Thomas from Capital NZ joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day:

A damning review has confirmed that mayor Wayne Brown, Auckland Council, and Auckland's emergency management system were not properly prepared for the January floods- how surprised are we by this verdict? Do we have confidence that the Council and the mayor will learn from this review?

17,000 street lamps are being replaced in Wellington, as 7 have fallen down already and a further 161 have drooped. These falling street lamps have the potential to cause serious injury or death, and Wellington City Council had forgotten to take wind into account. How concerning is this?

A new report has confirmed that 45 percent of New Zealand's rivers are now unswimmable and over two-thirds of monitored groundwater sites have failed drinking water standards. How infuriating is it that our nation has yet to make any progress on the state of our water quality?

Does the Santa Parade have to move away from Queen Street after all these years?

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