Photo: Te Araroa Civil Defence / supplied
Four days on from a devastating storm, pockets of whΔnau remain cut off from one another on the East Coast.
The communities were still isolated following widespread flooding and slips, with helicopters delivering supplies.
Te Araroa - one of the worst-hit areas - has just been reconnected to Gisborne via State Highway 35 to the south.
According to local Four Square duty manager Wiremu Henare, the opening of the road - three times a day to allow conv
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