After the flood: A call to identify ‘weak spots’

The aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle in Hawkes Bay, February 2023. Photo, Leonie Clough / Unsplash Dr Robert Howell wants to know if the lessons of the 2023 floods have been learned. Amid warnings that extreme weather events are the “new normal”, a Warkworth expert whose field bisects ecology, economics and ethics is stressing the importance of better preparedness, including identifying vulnerabilities in supply chains. Dr Robert Howell told Mahurangi Matters that while supply chain problems were global and national issues, local communities like Warkworth could and should also pinpoint “weak sp...