A community project at Makaraka this weekend is aiming to fill 10,000 sandbags for Tairāwhiti. The joint initiative between Gisborne District Council and the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) has attracted a 'groundswell of awhi', says Tairāwhiti Emergency Management Manager Ben Green. Fulton Hogan are lending support. Locals in flood-prone or low-lying areas  are invited to collect up to 10 sandbags for home or business use, between 11am and 2pm on Saturday. Mr Green said the aim was to prepare the region as much as possible when faced with extreme weather events.

https://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/news/groundswell-of-awhi-for-sandbagging-to-protect-homes-businesses

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