Listen "Inquiry into Cyclone Gabrielle enters second week"
Episode Synopsis
The second week of a coronial inquiry into the deaths of 13 people in relation to Cyclone Gabrielle in Hawke's Bay is underway with witnesses detailing shortcomings of flood models. The inquest is set down for 3 weeks and will examine how Hawke's Bay Civil Defence prepared for the cyclone, what and how warnings were issued, and the operational emergency response, which includes search and rescue efforts for those who died. Hawke's Bay Tairawhiti Reporter Alexa Cook spoke to Lisa Owen.
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