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Cyclone Gabrielle: Community rallies to help
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Letters: After Cyclone Gabrielle, Govt must step up its priorities
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Help or hindrance? Ex-mayor questions Civil Defence's donations advice
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Did you see this vehicle? Police investigating fatal SH2 crash seek witnesses
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Live: 'A big step' - why Govt is ruling out military police in Hawke's Bay
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Kiwi businesses' generous donations to Red Cross/NZ Herald/NZME campaign
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Stronger than Bola? New analysis shows how Cyclone Gabrielle compares
Gabrielle appears to have been a stronger cyclone system than even 1988’s disastrous Bola.
How Coromandel locals pulled together after Cyclone Gabrielle
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Zoe Hunter: When one region is hurting, others need to step up
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Western Bay’s rubbish tags redesigned
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