It has been a terrible couple of weeks. Assessing and costing cyclone damage from Northland to Wairarapa, but especially in Hawke’s Bay, will take months. Tens of thousands of homes and businesses are likely to need substantial remediation or rebuilding. Critical infrastructure will need to be rebuilt and strengthened.
A fortnight ago, it was obvious that the incoming Prime Minister needed to focus government’s attention on reducing living costs.
Today, it is just as obvious that the government will need to spend much of the rest of the year focused on recovering and rebuilding.
