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How many trained controllers, hydrologists, and other emergency management specialists, if any, are currently available for national deployment, compared with at the time of the Government Inquiry into the Response to the North Island Severe Weather Events, listed by role title?

Answered Question 12 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • How many trained controllers, hydrologists, and other emergency management specialists, if any, are currently available for national deployment, compared with at the time of the Government Inquiry into the Response to the North Island Severe Weather Events, listed by role title?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery

Answer

I am advised that this information is not held in a format that can be easily provided within the available timeframe.