Auckland floods: $100k dedicated to mayoral relief fund

Auckland floods: $100k dedicated to mayoral relief fund
PM Chris Hipkins talks to the media after seeing the damage in Auckland. (Image: NZME)
Riley Kennedy
Emergency management minister Kieran McAnulty says the government has given an initial payment of $100,000 to the mayoral relief fund following the Auckland floods.McAnulty and prime minister Chris Hipkins travelled to Auckland on Saturday to survey the damage following last night’s storm.The city’s mayor, Wayne Brown, declared a state of emergency – giving emergency services more powers such as to order evacuations – shortly before 9.30pm on Friday night.The $100,000 payment is the maximum amount the minister can dedica...

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