A West Auckland man who saw his home - and the homes of his neighbours - destroyed in the anniversary weekend flood is angry the council knew it wasn't properly prepared for such an event.
A scathing review of Auckland Council's response to the floodswas released yesterday former police commissioner Mike Bush.
It found the council's emergency management system was not prepared for an event of the magnitude and speed of the storm.
It also says the lack of preparedness was known to key council decision makers in advance, but at the time of the flood it was still a work in progress.
The review found senior leaders under-estimated the need to be visible and communicate with the public and the council's emergency management team lacked command, crisis leadership skills and operational experience.
The report says the council should have declared a state of emergency sooner.
Anna Sargent reports.
