Tairāwhiti Civil Defence troops touch down in flood-damaged East Coast communities

📅 January 29, 2026 03:05 AM ⏱️ 2 min read 🕐 Scraped: January 29, 2026

Summary: Tairāwhiti Civil Defence said it was working alongside Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou and the defence force to deliver emergency supplies to isolated communities.

Photo: Facebook / Tairāwhiti Civil Defence

Tairāwhiti Civil Defence says more than 25 military troops are expected to be on the ground in flood-damaged East Coast communities - Te Araroa and Wharekahika / Hicks Bay.

Several slips on State Highway 35 during last week's storm has separated the townships from one an

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