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Emergency kits a first for NZ, in Tairāwhiti

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Kemara Keelan (Te Puni Kokiri Team Leader), Ben Green (Civil Defence and Emergency Group manager) with the Civil Defence emergency kits for rural communities. Picture by Liam Clayton

Nineteen communities across the region are about to receive specialist emergency equipment that will enable them to initiate a community-led response if they are cut off after a catastrophic event, thanks to a united effort led by the Tairāwhiti Emergency Management Office (TEMO).

Emergency Management group manager Ben Green, who initiated the project, said no other region in Aotearoa New Zealan...

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