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Around the motu: Chris Hyde in Hawkes Bay

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West Coast councillors fear they may not be prepared enough to avoid a similar flooding situation to Wairoa.

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Wairoa’s CBD is set for a makeover - with council bosses to contribute towards some spruce-up work and leaving the door open for potential fines for landlords whose properties are in a state of decay.

And a post-cyclone ban on whitebaiting for most of Hawke’s Bay has ended and one catcher says conditions have been “brilliant” to start the season.