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Packing up the family and moving, or staying with friends - just to be able to get to school and work.
That's the option some Coromandel residents are taking, as the massive State Highway 25A collapse severs a key route in the region.
The slip on has taken out more than 100 metres of road. It's seen a return to online learning for some students, and a temporary new home for others.
Our reporter Tom Taylor and cameraman Nick Monro have the story.
The late John McCombe: Legendary snapper and a tremendous all-round guy
9 May, 2021 09:21 PM
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John McCombe relaxes at home in Whangamata in 2015. McCombe left Christchurch after the 2011 earthquakes. Photo / NZH
John McCombe relaxes at home in Whangamata in 2015. McCombe left Christchurch after the 2011 earthquakes. Photo / NZH
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Former Christchurch Star photographer John McCombe, regarded as an institution among this country s news snappers, died at his home last week, aged 75. Former colleague Dave Cannan, assisted by several past workmates, compiled this tribute to their old friend . . .
John McCombe was a superb, award-winning photographer. But he wasn t one to attend ceremonies to receive the trophies. And nor did he hang his best photos on the walls of his home. Those spaces were reserved for pictures he admired – but taken by others.