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Top Stories for Friday 25 March 2022
Audio 25 Mar 2022A backdown by the Australian Government will see hundreds of detained refugees resettled in New Zealand, the Tairawhiti district begins its clean up after two days of heavy rain, with some parts of… Audio
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Tairāwhiti flood damage 'will take about a year' to clean up
Tokomaru students had been back in flood-repaired classrooms for just weeks, while two residents lost a campervan they were living in while their house was fixed after last year's floods.
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Food insecurity after floods in Tairawhiti
Audio 24 Mar 2022Produce growers in the Eastern region ravaged by heavy rain storms this week are warning there'll be slim pickings this weekend for those wanting leafy greens to eat. Severe weather has cut Gisborne… Audio
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'Scary and freaky': Tolaga Bay resident describes wild weather in Gisborne
MetService says although there are weather warnings in place and heavy rain forecast for Tairāwhiti, it is not the "wettest March" on record for the region. Audio
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Weather warning for Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa - Metservice
The weather system bringing the torrential rain to Tairāwhiti is moving down the island.
An orange alert has been issued for Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa.
Metservice meteorologist David Miller is on… Video, Audio
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Weather: Gisborne remains cut off after heavy rain, slips, floods
Gisborne remains cut off this evening - roads are closed all around it - after heavy rain battered the region, causing slips and widespread flooding.
The sun was shining for most of the day but slip… Video, Audio
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Roads damaged, debris being cleared after Gisborne flooding
Part of the highway round the East Coast is reopening temporarily, as many roads in Tairāwhiti remain impassable after two days of torrential rain.
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Covid-19: Māori now have highest rate of community cases in Aotearoa - Bloomfield
Māori have the highest rate of community cases of Covid-19 and while case numbers are dropping, the number in hospital continues to rise. Watch the latest Covid-19 update here.
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Covid-19 update: 11 more deaths, 18,423 new community cases
Health officials are reporting 11 more people with Covid-19 have died, with 18,423 new community cases reported today.
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Hawkes Bay and Wairarapa next in line for heavy rain
Audio 24 Mar 2022The rain that has flooded Tairawhiti is now heading for Hawkes Bay and Wairarapa.
There are several road closures in place, including State Highway 2 and State Highway 38.
Wairoa District Council's… Audio
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Emergency Management Minister in Tairāwhiti to survey flooding
A state of local emergency is still in place for Tairāwhiti, after two days of torrential rainfall flooded large areas of the district.
Families again had to evacuate in the middle of the night.
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Wild weather continues in Tairāwhiti
Wild weather is continuing in Tairāwhiti this morning, following a tense night for many in the sodden region.
Tolaga Bay area civil defence officer Greg Sheltford spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
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Surf lifesavers plucking people from Tairāwhiti floodwaters
Surf lifesavers are revving up their boat engines for another day of rescuing people stranded in floodwaters across Tairāwhiti.
About a dozen people had to be plucked to safety yesterday.
Gisborne… Audio
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Tairawhiti flooding: Waipaoa River update
It has been another big night in Gisborne, with further heavy rain after Wednesday's flooding. RNZ reporter Andrew McRae has been on the road south of Gisborne, and spoke to Corin Dann from the banks… Audio
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Flood warnings across Tairāwhiti after night of downpours
Audio 24 Mar 2022Raging rivers across Tairāwhiti are prompting multiple warnings.
Civil Defence has issued a fresh flood warning for the Hikuwai River, which is near a peak of just over 12 metres.
Mangatuna… Audio
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Tairāwhiti flooding: Some evacuated homes flooded - Mayor
Raging rivers across Tairāwhiti have prompted further evacuations overnight.
Civil Defence has issued a fresh flood warning for the Hikuwai River, which at midnight was at 12.2 metres and still… Audio
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Tairāwhiti rain: On the ground update
Raging rivers across Tairāwhiti have prompted further evacuations overnight.
Civil Defence has issued a fresh flood warning and Waka Kotahi is urging people to stay home and avoid using the roads.
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Tairāwhiti heavy downpours cause more flooding
Further evacuations have been ordered in Gisborne district in the past couple of hours, as heavy rain continues to fall in already-soaked Tairāwhiti.
Houses in low-lying areas on Waingake Road, near… Audio
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Heavy rain caused evacuations overnight in Tairawhiti
A state of emergency is still in place for the entire Gisborne region after torrential rain and flooding hit the area cutting power to hundreds and forcing people to evacuate their homes. It's still… Audio
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Flooded Tairāwhiti braces for more rain, Tolaga Bay river rises
More rain is expected tonight in the Gisborne region, which is already in a state of emergency after torrential rain caused flooding, rescues and evacuations in East Cape overnight.
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Latest on torrential weather, evacuations in Tairāwhiti
A state of emergency is in place after torrential rain caused flooding, rescues and evacuations.
State Highway 35 - around the East Cape - was closed early on Wednesday morning because of slips, but… Video, Audio
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Rain continues in Tairāwhiti in state of emergency after storm
The rain is falling again in Tairāwhiti, which is already in a state of emergency after 300mm of rain fell in 24 hours.
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'It was like the gods were angry': East Coast hit hard by flooding
Civil defence in Tolaga Bay, north of Gisborne, has described rainfall overnight as "unrelenting" as Tairāwhiti enters a state of emergency caused by severe flooding.
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What's causing this heavy rain? 'Clearly global warming is in the mix'
A climate scientist says climate change and long-term weather systems are behind the recent extreme flooding in the country - including the ravaged Tairāwhiti Gisborne.
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Covid-19 update: 20,087 new cases, death toll rises above 200
New Zealand's total death toll of people with Covid-19 has now grown to more than 200, with 11 new deaths announced today, as well as 20,087 new community cases.
