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'Small steps': Hastings mayor on the recovery six months after Cyclone Gabrielle

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Sun, 13 Aug 2023, 11:31am
 RNZ/ Sally Murphy
RNZ/ Sally Murphy

'Small steps': Hastings mayor on the recovery six months after Cyclone Gabrielle

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sun, 13 Aug 2023, 11:31am

Tomorrow marks six months since the national state of emergency was declared for Cyclone Gabrielle.

11 people died as a result of the extreme weather and thousands of homes were affected.

The Hastings district was the hardest hit by the Cyclone.

Hastings mayor Sandra Hazlehurst growers have replanted trees and bridges in the region are getting replaced.

"It's small steps, every day we celebrate something, and everybody's just pulled together."

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