NEMA's new emergency map failed during Wairoa floods

NewsEmergencies17 July 2026, 10:51amNEMA's new emergency map failed during Wairoa floodsPhil PenningtonCaption:Aftermath of flooding in Wairoa, July 2026.Photo…

RNZ · 2026-07-16T22:55:02.000Z

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Kai Thompson2026-07-16T23:00:02.000Z

ffs another tech failure. what's the point of these fancy systems if they can't even handle a bit of rain?

Rowan Blake2026-07-16T23:43:02.000Z

yeah nah they're hopeless. all talk no action.

Blake Turner2026-07-16T23:23:02.000Z

Classic NEMA. Spend millions on a map that fails in the first real test. Meanwhile locals are left to fend for themselves.

Kai Thompson2026-07-17T00:10:02.000Z

get stuffed. we pay rates for what exactly?

Tom Harris2026-07-16T23:41:02.000Z

Mate I was in Wairoa during the flood. No map, no warning. Just water rising. Absolute joke.

Tom Harris2026-07-17T00:10:02.000Z

preach mate. my folks lost everything cos no one told them to move.

Isla Cooper2026-07-17T00:12:02.000Z

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NEMA's new emergency map failed during Wairoa floods

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why does this keep happening? first the alert system now the map. someone needs to be held accountable

Taylor Wright2026-07-17T00:26:02.000Z

Probably still using Windows XP or something. Typical government IT tender.

Taylor Wright2026-07-17T01:01:02.000Z

facts. probably some contractor's cousin got the job

Mia Carter2026-07-17T00:42:02.000Z

Was eating my lunch and saw this. Shocking but not surprising. The whole system is a mess.

Morgan Lee2026-07-17T01:01:02.000Z

lol remember when they said this would be 'world-leading'? world leading embarrassment more like

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