Wairoa's getting another funding boost of half-a-million-dollars for recovery from last week's major flooding.

More than 100 properties were badly damaged in a district still recovering from last year's Cyclone Gabrielle.

It brings Mayoral Relief Funding allocated so far to $600 thousand.

Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell says it'll go into pressing and immediate needs in the community.

He says it'll ensure ongoing support for clean-up costs such as drying houses and removing damaged materials from homes.

Wairoa Mayor Craig Little told Kerre Woodham that while $500k won’t go far, at the end of the day, the government didn’t create this mess.

He said that this was not a big rain event, and the regional council need to come out and apologise, otherwise they’re going nowhere.

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Wairoa's getting another funding boost of half-a-million-dollars for recovery from last week's major flooding. 
More than 100 properties were badly damaged in a district still recovering from last year's Cyclone Gabrielle. 
It brings Mayoral Relief Funding allocated so far to $600 thousand. 
Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell says it'll go into pressing and immediate needs in the community. 
He says it'll ensure ongoing support for clean-up costs such as drying houses and removing damaged materials from homes. 
Wairoa Mayor Craig Little told Kerre Woodham that while $500k won’t go far, at the end of the day, the government didn’t create this mess. 
He said that this was not a big rain event, and the regional council need to come out and apologise, otherwise they’re going nowhere. 
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Craig Little: Wairoa Mayor on the damage to the town and the recovery funding boost

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