A new report into the Hawke's Bay's Civil Defence response to Cyclone Gabrielle has found there weren't enough trained emergency leaders, leading to confusion and burnout.
It also found controllers were overconfident about their readiness for a disaster and didn't plan for the worst-case scenario.
But ultimately, the report points to faults in the nationwide emergency system, calling for a complete overhaul.
Eskdale holiday park owner Dan Gale spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
During this Morning Report interview Dan Gale, owner of the Eskdale Holiday Park, states that the Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence Group Controller Ian Macdonald was on leave during the 2018 Eskdale floods. This was incorrect.
