Mike Bush

A review of the Cyclone Gabrielle response found the emergency management response was not fit for purpose - and not good for media providing critical 'real time' coverage of the disaster. But one…

A review of Hawke's Bay's Civil Defence response to Cyclone Gabrielle has found emergency leaders were overconfident about their readiness for a disaster and didn't plan for the worst-case scenario.

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As the Auckland Anniversary floods swamped the city, its emergency management and the mayor were out of their depth dealing with the crisis.

Minutes mattered, but most of the damage had been done… Video, Audio

The former police commissioner, Mike Bush, will lead an inquiry into the official response to last month's flooding in Auckland.

Mayor Wayne Brown announced the review on Sunday, two days after he… Audio

The two women who have tested positive for Covid-19 are being spoken to by Wellington Regional Health staff on Wednesday afternoon to confirm the details of the their movements from Auckland to… Video, Audio

Police say they will take a tougher line on people if they don't behave properly in public spaces during the lockdown.

One Aucklander, Rob Lee, says he doesn't have a problem with the way people are… Audio

The civil service leaders of the response to Covid 19 address media and take questions about day one of the level four restrictions being in place. Audio

Services are on alert as cases of family violence are expected to spike in the coming weeks in the Covid-19 lock down.

One of those is Shine, and its policy advisor Holly Carrington spoke to Māni… Audio

There are currently 205 Covid-19 cases in the country, with fifty new cases yesterday.

The police have the power to order any person to stop any activity that contributes to the spread of Covid-19… Audio

The Government has set up a taskforce to coordinate its response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The outgoing head of police Mike Bush has been appointed to lead the team which will encompass "all… Audio

Sunday marks one year since 51 people were killed and scores more were injured after a lone gunman stormed two mosques in Christchurch.

Within in five minutes and 39 seconds of being notified of the… Audio

The police commissioner says all the recommendations from an independent review into how police handle internal bullying complaints will be acted on within a year.

The key finding in lawyer Debbie… Audio

The police have announced a five week trial of an eagle helicopter in Christchurch.

The helicopter, taken from the fleet in Auckland, will be starting to fly around the city from today, until 20… Audio

Police divers were not sure if they would be back in the waters off Whakaari/White Island on Tuesday looking for two bodies still missing after the deadly eruption last week.

The police national dive… Audio

The police national dive squad have searched the water around the Bay of Plenty island with no success.

On Morning Report on Monday, Police Commissioner Mike Bush said the navy and police were… Audio

The mission at Whakaari /White Island to find the last two bodies left behind is still underway.

Six bodies were recovered on Friday by a team involving police and the New Zealand Defence Force.

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Police Commissioner Mike Bush says the just announced review into claims of bullying is a priority - with the terms of reference to be completed this week. The announcement comes after RNZ talked to… Audio

The first responders to the mosque attacks in Christchurch have described their meeting with Prince William as emotional and very special. As part of a two-day trip to honour the victims and… Audio