Plan promises a proactive approach to disaster risk reduction including improved early warning systems and reviews of building codes and insurance levy arrangements.
The cyclone is set to reintensify, after previously causing extensive rainfall in the NT, and is part of a series of weather challenges facing Australia.
Industry loss estimate increases to NZD 2.174bn (US$1.33bn); contributing to record NZ$4.4bn in losses when combined with Auckland Anniversary Weekend Floods.
