Flood response report cost revealed

The independent review which Auckland Council commissioned into its flood response (HM May 1) came at significant cost to ratepayers. Information obtained by Hibiscus Matters under the Official Information Act reveals that the total cost was $185,380. The review was carried out by Mike Bush of Bush International Consulting. It was designed to be a short, sharp ‘rapid’ examination of what happened. Launched on February 5, the review team had to complete its work in just four weeks, by March 6.  It utilised recorded meetings of Auckland Emergency Management’s (AEM) meetings over the period ...