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Fire and Emergency kaupapa Maori leader Piki Thomas says emergency services have learned that supporting local Maori is often the most effective strategy.
Fire and Emergency kaupapa Maori leader Piki Thomas says emergency services have learned that supporting local Maori is often the most effective strategy.
He says responding to Cyclone Gabrielle is testing services to the limit, and they rely on a considerable degree of community resiliance.
Piki Thomas says as winds start to ease around the country emergency services are startingto be able to get around and assess the extent of the damage, but there are still many areas they simply can’t get to.
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