Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell. Photo: RNZ/Peter de Graaf
The Emergency Management Minister has overstated by 10 times how much is being spent to replace the Beehive bunker.
Mark Mitchell told Morning Report the government is investing in a better emergency management system.
He said it had already made a "massive" commitment of over $100m for a "world class Emergency Management Centre in Wellington".
The cramped and old bunker under the Beehive, and its poor communications systems, ventilation and even toilets, was found badly wanting as a control centre in Cyclone Gabrielle two years ago.
When RNZ questioned the figure, after a check on Budget 2024 announcements, Mitchell's office responded: "Apologies, it is $10.5 million, not $100 million."
The site of a new centre has yet to be chosen.
