Ben Hill is a reporter for The New Zealand HeraldCivil Defence have defended their decision to evacuate people in Goose Bay despite some residents being upset at the decision. Kaikoura Civil Defence controller Murray Sinclair said leaving the residents as they were was "not a risk I'm willing to take". "But you've got to do what you've got to do, when you've got to go you've got to go." He was told at the meeting that fears the dam will flood their homes has meant they have to leave. "We're just sitting around a bit and answering the phone because that's going flat out, and packing up a bit."

Source: New Zealand Herald November 24, 2016 05:26 UTC