When Lillian Te Hau-Ward went for a drive to inspect the damage of her small East Coast community after recent flooding, she cried and said she did not want to go back.
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Tokomaru Bay has been hit hard by heavy rainfall overnight, which has cut off the main bridge in the township and flooded schools, homes and a marae.
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