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The slash debate heats up - again - in Gisborne as forestry operators urge the government to remove their legal accountability for the devastating discharge.
When the rain stops in TairΔwhiti, the damage doesn't.
Because when the rain hits hard, it floods wood. Lots of it.
On beaches, whole trees lie tangled like matchsticks.
Rivers choke with debris; bridges are smashed; roads are closed; and communities are left staring at a costly and heartbreaking mess.
The debris has a name, slash. It is the branches, logs and waste left behind after commercial forestry harvesting.
And now, it's been reveal
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