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Feb 2023
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Gisborne right in fir...

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Gisborne was right in the firing line of ex-tropical cyclone Gabrielle on Monday night. Rain fell in the city overnight, with rivers overflowing throughout the Tairawhiti region, and forestry waste, slash, re-emerging as a result. Residents in Riverside Road and Graham Road in Gisborne had to evacuate because the Waimata river was rising fast.  People w ... Show More
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