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The mayor of Gisborne says the district's Civil Defence and emergency services are ready to go ahead of heavy rains forecast for the next 24 hours.
Up to 350mm of rain is expected to fall north of Tolaga Bay overnight.
While nearly 150mm of rain is expected over Gisborne - south of Tolaga Bay - and Hawke's Bay ahead of 10am Thursday.
Rehette Stoltz said people should avoid any unnecessary travel and be ready for power cuts in the area.
"With the land already
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