# Vaianu: better safe than sorry?

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Podcast: [Politics NZ](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-nz-7561226)
Published: 2026-04-17T17:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/politics-nz?share=2c29ce10-9be3-4d3a-b6e2-b4dca6d8e02a
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## Resource

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

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