In the latest news from the NZ Herald.

In a notice of rāhui for Hawke’s Bay: “Due to the recent Cyclone Gabrielle and the disturbance to our whenua, tangata whenua are still recovering tūpāpaku from the ‘still missing list’ from Tangaroa. We also believe kōiwi from flooded urupā have been carried through the floods to sea.

“Notice is hereby given that the Mana Ahuriri Trust has placed a Rāhui – a ban on fishing and kaimoana gathering on Te Whanga a Ruawharo - Hawke’s Bay, at least for the next 10 days.”

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