A body has been found washed up on a Hawke’s Bay beach this evening.
Police confirmed a person was found on Bay View Beach, north of Napier, about 7.45pm.
NZ Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says the severity and breadth of the damage in the Hawke's Bay region ""has not been experienced in a generation"", with many trapped on roofs and rescue efforts hampered by unrelenting winds.
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