Auckland's Mayor Wayne Brown has had to defend himself against criticism that a state of emergency was declared too late on Friday night when flooding hit the city.
The state of emergency was declared after 9pm, hours after flooding had inundated several suburbs, leading to hundreds of Fire and Emergency callouts and the cancellation of the Elton John concert at Mt Smart minutes before the performance was due to begin.
Auckland resident, leadership researcher and Massey University senior lecturer Dr Suze Wilson gave an analysis of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown's performance over the weekend.
