The Auditor-General's report into the effectiveness of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) is unbalanced and misses the point, Minister Gerry Brownlee says.
The report says Cera got off to a good start, but lost its way, and makes suggestions about how to do things better in the future.
But Mr Brownlee, the Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration, says the report had to be viewed "in the context of New Zealand's most significant natural disaster".
"I believe the report as a whole is unbalanced at times and doesn't compare Cera with other recovery agencies or post-disaster experiences worldwide," he said.
"Cera was in an evolving post-disaster situation that included thousands of aftershocks. People were very stressed for a great number of reasons and the report skims over the enormity of this impact on every facet of the community's recovery."