The damage inflicted upon Auckland during a week of record-breaking weather is expected to cost over one billion dollars to repair.  

From red stickered houses and damaged infrastructure, it will take a while for the city to recover from this intense storm. 

But as we look toward the recovery, questions are also being asked about what needs to be done to avoid this level of devastation being wrought again. 

Today, Damien is talking to Auckland Central MP Chloë Swarbrick, and Auckland Councillor for the Maungakiekie-Tamaki ward, Josephine Bartley, to discuss what needs to be done differently, and what level of collaboration is needed at a local and central level.

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