Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 3:52 pm
Acting Minister of Emergency Management the Hon Kris
Faafoi was in Marlborough this morning to assess the damage
to the region caused by the recent storm.
Minister
Faafoi joined a briefing at the Emergency Operations Centre
and thanked the response team, led by Incident Controller
Richard McNamara, for its work over the last ten days.
Minister Faafoi said he was aware that Marlborough’s
multi-agency emergency management response team was a
“well-oiled machine” and had been successful in
responding to and managing the storm’s immediate
impacts.
Minister Faafoi also witnessed first-hand the
serious damage to Queen Charlotte Drive at Cullen Point near