Wellington Central MP Tamatha Paul is calling for the Wellington Civil Defense Emergency Management Group (WCDEMG) to request to unlock the emergency government fund. 

The fund is available from Work and Income NZ to financially support those impacted but is activated after a request from the WCDEMG controller.

Paul speaks to Nick over her concerns for Wellington, and the reasons the fund hasn't been granted.

She calls for all MPs and mayors to back this call, as the regions mayors are apart of WCDEMG

They also discuss the destruction within the city from the flood and how the charities of Wellington are bearing the brunt of the support. 

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