Wairoa to receive another recovery funding boost

Midday Report

The government is giving the Wairoa community another 500-thousand dollars to help it recover from last week's devastating flooding. The Wairoa river flooded more than 400 properties as heavy rain lashed the east coast last week, but the mayor thinks there is about 40-million dollars worth of damage. Emergency management minister Mark Mitchell announced the extra cash during a visit to the district today, which follows initial funding of 100-thousand dollars last week. Meanwhile Environment Minister Penny Simmonds says the government will lead an urgent review into how Hawke's Bay Regional Council managed the river. The Wairoa Mayor Craig Little spoke to Charlotte Cook.