The week that was to Feb 19
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TLDR: This week, Cyclone Gabrielle wrecked the Hawkes Bay, Gisborne and parts of Coromandel and Northland, killing at least 10 people, cutting off power to 225,000 homes and making 10,000 homeless in what appears to be Aotearoa’s biggest natural disaster since the Christchurch Earthquakes of 2011 and our worst climate catastrophe ever.
Repairing the damage and building back more climate-resilient infrastructure will cost taxpayers, ratepayers, insurers and residents billions of dollars over many years to come…
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