# Vaianu: better safe than sorry?

An episode of [Politics NZ](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1849044663), 17 Apr 2026, 16 min.

Audio: https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1776381295/audio/fop/fop-20260418-0500-vaianu_better_safe_than_sorry.mp3

Cyclone Vaianu has resurfaced difficult questions around resilience and retreat. And did New Zealand dodge disaster - or just over-do the warnings? RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch examines the fall-out from the latest weather bomb. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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