Jacinda Ardern Instagram – Some devastating scenes here on the East Coast today. In Tokomaru Bay this is the second time in less than a year that they’ve been hit by a severe weather event – everyone agrees this time it was worse. Massive effort is going into getting SH35 reinstated as quickly as possible. Mayoral relief funding has also been made available to support the clean up. But this on top of the pandemic really hitting Tairawhiti right now – it’s extremely tough. Another reason to keep working together as much as we can.