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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is set to speak to reporters in Auckland, following evacuations in Wairoa and Gisborne.
Hipkins is in Auckland on Tuesday, while he plans to visit Hawke’s Bay and Wairoa on Wednesday.
Stuff will livestream a press stand up with Hipkins, from 1.30pm.
Earlier today, residents in areas of Wairoa and Gisborne self-evacuated after more heavy rain hit the East Coast.
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The rainfall caused further damage to the main roads to Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne, completely destroying a 30-metre section of the Napier-Taupō state highway.
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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is in Auckland today, ahead of a visit to Hawke’s Bay and Wairoa.
Meanwhile, the chairperson of Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ) is under fire for comments about a National Party policy.
Oppossition parties are pressure the Government to sack Rob Campbell, the chairperson of the health system, as he has made political comments on social media. The Public Service Commissioner’s code of conduct states that crown-entity board members must act in a politically-impartial manner.
On Monday, Hipkins said the comments were “inappropriate for someone holding such a role”.
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