Episode

Vaianu: better safe than sorry?

Podcast: Politics NZ
Published: Apr 17, 2026
Duration seconds: 964
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Summary

Cyclone Vaianu has resurfaced difficult questions around resilience and retreat. And did New Zealand dodge disaster - or just over-do the warnings? RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch examines the fall-out from the latest weather bomb. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details