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Civil Defence has defended its decision to include Rotorua in last month's state of emergency after the district was left largely unscathed by the deadly storm that struck the wider region.
Rotorua, along with the entire Bay of Plenty region, was placed under a local state of emergency on the afternoon of January 21, with a red MetService warning for heavy rain in place.
Residents received Civil Defence emergency messages on their phones urging them to avoid all non-essential travel and to act quickly in the event of flooding.
The weather caused devastat
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