Wellington: Auckland mayor Wayne Brown texted his friends that he could not play tennis over the weekend because he had to “deal with media drongos” over the flooding crisis in the city. The text message has come to light following increasing criticism of the mayor’s response to unprecedented flooding that destroyed homes and resulted in four deaths on Friday. Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has come under criticism for his handling of the flood response. Credit:Stuff.co.nzOfficials on Tuesday asked residents in flood-ravaged Auckland to prepare for the onslaught of another storm as residents started a clean-up following the floods and landslips across New Zealand’s biggest city over the weekend. A state of emergency remains in place in Auckland and a new one was declared for the Northland region on Tuesday.
