Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz has declared a State of Emergency as rivers rise and rain continues to fall across an already sodden region. “This gives our whānau and community a chance to self-evacuate and make preparations to ensure they are .
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Gisborne District Council is advising residents in the small town of Te Karaka to self-evacuate as MetService upgrades the East Coast’s heavy rain warning
A local state of emergency has been declared for Tairāwhiti and all major roads out of the region are now partly closed by slips and flooding.
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