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The company expects there will be a surge in claims as power and services are restored.
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Te Matatini: Understanding the value of indigenous music before colonisation
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Live: Dramatic aerial photos - horse scrambles to roof; deadly cyclone floods devastate homes
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Focus: Full force of Cyclone Gabrielle revealed as sweeps North Island
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