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Residents in the Tai Rāwhiti settlement of Te Karaka are being asked to evacuate as the Waipaoa River rises, with flooding also affecting the Wairoa area in Hawke's Bay.
Rain warnings are in place in Tai Rāwhiti and Hawke's Bay, with minor flooding already reported and Civil Defence asking people to check on neighbours and whānau.
Wairoa District Council called in a lawyer to try to stop the sale of a disputed library mural auctioned in Auckland on Tuesday for $97,480. The sale has.