So Boomer King was having a piss up as Auckland drowned?
So what was the Boomer King doing on the day Auckland drowned?
Why he was having a Friday afternoon piss up…
Confidential document details Mayor Wayne Brown’s office drinks during Auckland floods
A “confidential” council document about the night of the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods in 2023 reveals a senior executive visited the mayor’s office twice to find staff having Friday night drinks.
The draft response by council lawyers to a rapid inquiry into the storm response that night by former police commissioner Mike Bush has been obtained by Newsroom.
It said the now chief executive Phil Wilson went to the mayoral office at 4.15pm and 7.45pm on the night of the most severe flooding in modern history and reported “the mayor and staff at Friday night drinks”.
…remember how the Boomer King attacked anyone who argued his bullshit leadership was rotten and helped damage our city and all he did was attack anyone and blame everyone else.
Why the fuck weren’t Aucklanders made aware that the mayor was not in charge of the situation that was unfolding for Aucklanders but was instead having a piss up?
Does this explain the terrible behaviour of the Mayor on the night?
Was the Mayor drunk when these events unfolded?
Is this why the interview was so bad?
Why aren’t Aucklanders incandescent with rage over this?
Because Aucklanders elected the Boomer King to give everyone they hate the bash, be it media, bike lanes or Māori.
Sure he was having a piss up while Auckland drowned but he also gives the woke a punch so yay Auckland.
You fucking people are muppets.
TDB argued his whole response on that night was woeful, we know find out he was having Friday drinks instead of saving the city.
It was clear by 6pm that something was going horribly wrong in Auckland.
All the weather and emergency services on all of their social media are making clear warnings by 6pm that an emergency event was occurring.
Where the hell was the Mayor?
By 7pm the flooding and shear magnitude of the rainfall was known.
Where the hell was the Mayor?
By 8pm rescue services are inundated and waters are rising through suburbs and roads are being closed.
Where the hell was the Mayor?
By 9pm Auckland MPs are on social media begging the Mayor to declare a state of National Emergency.
The Mayor finally declares a state of emergency at 10.30pm!
The Boomer King screams any criticism of him waiting until 10pm to declare a state of emergency is politically motivated.
Are you fucking kidding me?
The Boomer King says he followed the process that needs be followed in this and waited until the emergency management centre made the call, which is absolutely true, but the nature of that relationship is supposed to be the Mayor on the line demanding that response, not just waiting around for someone from the emergency management centre to call him!
For him to defend his bullshit response while our city drowned is almost criminal negligence.
Nero fiddled while Rome burnt.
The Boomer King drank while Auckland drowned.
If you vote for him, you are the problem.
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Probably the best Mayor Auckland has ever had. He keeps his promises, he does things.
Well, being on the sidelines drink in hand, as Auckland went under catastrophic levels of water was not exactly “doing things”-it was neglecting his role.
In real life “Browny” spends most weekends at his apartment attached to the local Four Square which juts out over the Mangōnui Harbour (I know because I am in Mangōnui on Sundays) while Desley Simpson does things.
He wasn’t doing what he was paid to do that afternoon Btf. So, keep your ignorant comments to yourself.
‘He does things’. Yes, we know that, and they aren’t much use in an emergency.
What we know he doesn’t do, is listen or allow his job to get in the way of his pleasure.
When told there could be a problem, he didn’t even watch the evening news to see what occurred hours before hand.
He was about 6 hours too late, when he finally fronted up
Let’s not keep on saying ‘that night’ It was ‘that afternoon’.
Little children and old people were being carried by firemen and neighbours out of houses that were flooded, by 4.00 to 4.30, just down the road from me. I was on the front lawn digging a ditch and I heard men on the road discussing the situation at the bridge, whether it was passable or not.
It had been raining, literally for weeks. It had been raining all day and in the early afternoon, the heavens opened.
I estimate 20 houses have been removed from the bottom of the hill and further around up-stream from the bridge. At least, probably more. There are still more to go.
I also know of some that will be removed in a near-by suburb that are on the flood plain while being nowhere near a stream. The level of water that ran through those houses would knock an old person or child off their feet.
The various old Auckland councils made a lot of mistakes when they allowed housing in some areas in the 60s, 70s and 80s. How long before this new council says, oh look we haven’t had any more floods like that, so go ahead and build a 15 storey monolith there.
The mayor looked completely shell-shocked when he finally fronted the TV cameras and spouted nonsense, as can be seen by the looks on other peoples’ faces. They were aghast at the stupidity spewing out.
His deputy had to take his arm and lead him away where his inadequacies couldn’t be seen anymore. It was hilarious really. He was cross that he was being found wanting so dramatically after ‘winning’ the recent election when he thought he was top dog and going to show everyone.
Btf, you are gullible having obviously believed all the claptrap that certain candidates come up with.
However, not hilarious for those whose lives were threatened and who had no homes to return to.
He’s just damned lucky no-one was drowned down the hill from me. We’ve had people caught under landslides elsewhere in Auckland and he’s damned lucky that didn’t happen in the posher suburbs that fell into the sea.
So your ‘best mayor Auckland has ever had’ has mud on his face round here. You appear to know nothing about Auckland’s previous mayors either. What a dumb statement and just what we expect from you!
yep like taking 14 years to get water to Kaitia and at double the price because he had no plan on how to do it .
Where have you been hiding all this time Bobby? Yes he does get things done for his wealthy mates and himself and he does things like being pissed and playing a spot of tennis if the weather permits……
‘Probably the best Mayor Auckland has ever had. He keeps his promises, he does things.’
Bob have you ever thought of having your name printed on the soles of your feet?
When you crawl right up Wayne’s arse people will need to know where you are.
Btf already has D. Seymour printed on the bottom of his foot pads
I thought he was playing tennis
Yes, I did read he was contemplating tennis but he wouldn’t have been able to that day, he’d have got his balls too soggy.