Some Hawkes Bay residents doubt whether a scathing report about the Cyclone Gabrielle emergency response will change anything.
An independent review led by former police commissioner Mike Bush found Civil Defence officials were not prepared for the disaster, and were overwhelmed by its severity, speed and scale.
They were overconfident about their ability to cope and took a best case scenario approach rather than preparing for the worst.
He also says the national emergency management system is not currently fit for purpose and sets up good people to fail.
