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Tangoio Marae in Te-Matau-a-Maui north of Napier was left blanketed with silt when Gabrielle hit. The clean-up took months but the marae still can't be used.
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Just like the grand old totara nearby, the bones of Napier’s Tangoio Marae wharenui remain strong, one year after it was left caked in silt by Cyclone.