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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1454/
- Published: 2026-04-13T18:30:40.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-13T18:30:39.000Z
- Description: ‘We didn’t need a state of emergency. When you make a call like that, it means you are under the pump. I think it takes away the importance of a state of emergency’ – Little
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day

> A Hawke’s Bay mayor claims the declaration of states of emergency for [Cyclone Vaianu](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360963654/emergency-management-proud-cyclone-vaianu-preparation?ref=goodoil.news) was “woke” decision-making, and says “there was a lot of panicking going on” over not too much.  
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> The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, Napier, Hastings, and Central Hawke’s Bay councils declared a local state of emergency for coastal areas on Saturday at 11.56am.  
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> Wairoa Mayor Craig Little said on Monday that he was asked to join them but refused.  
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> “We’re becoming woke as a country when it comes to states of emergency,” he said.  
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> “We didn’t need a state of emergency. When you make a call like that, it means you are under the pump.  
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> “I think it takes away the importance of a state of emergency.”  
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> Stuff

[Read More](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360963821/hawkes-bay-mayor-says-he-refused-state-emergency-cyclone-vaianu-calls-response-woke?ref=goodoil.news)