The start of the year was a bad one for residents of Kaiaua after being hit by a King Tide and Gail Force Winds combined which flooded the western side of the Firth of Thames, and then turned around and Continue reading →
After the Cyclone Cook event Whakatane District Council headed straight back into managing the Edgecumbe Flooding event. The council declared the Recovery and were now looking to gather support from the Government, business’s, key people with Civil Defence knowledge. Continue reading →
On Wednesday 12th of April the country was battening down the hatches and preparing for Cyclone Cook. The emtel hotline phone starts flashing, its Whakatane, and they need help. Emtel mobilised their staff from Hamilton and Wellington to Continue reading →