Mike Bush to lead inquiry into Auckland emergency response

From Morning Report, 7:26 am on 7 February 2023

The former police commissioner, Mike Bush, will lead an inquiry into the official response to last month's flooding in Auckland.

Mayor Wayne Brown announced the review on Sunday, two days after he himself apologised for being too slow to be seen, and to act, on January the 27th, when flooding plagued the city.

The review will look into the first 48 hours of the response, and has been given an initial budget of $100,000, paid for out of the Mayors' office's budget.

Fire and Emergency pump out water from a property on Grove Road in Auckland's Devonport on 1 February following flooding.

Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro

Mr Brown and his deputy mayor, Desley Simpson, did not respond to our requests for an interview this morning.

The head of the inquiry, Mike Bush, spoke to Guyon Espiner.