Checkpoints at Uawa, Tokomaru Bay, Ruatoria, Tikitiki/Rangitukia, Te Araroa and Hicks Bay are finding people aren't heeding the warnings to stay home.
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Muriwai community takes a stand to stop COVID-19- 12.30 Newsbreak
Locals of the small town of Muriwai on the East Coast are telling outsiders to stay out. New signs have been set to keep their community, which is highly-populated by kaumātua, safe from COVID-19.
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"Stay home! Noho ki te kainga!"- Ruatōria roadblock personnel
Ruatōria locals have set up a checkpoint to protect their township from COVID-19. Tui Warmenhoven, one of the checkpoint volunteers is urging people to stay home.
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Tairāwhiti on lockdown: What you need to know
Tairāwhiti has no confirmed cases of COVID-19 and The Gisborne District Council (GDC) wants to keep it that way, reiterating the Prime Minister's message for those not in essential services to self-isolate for the next four weeks.
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Te Whānau a Apanui increases Tairāwhiti security measures
Community Safety Zones have been put in place by eastern Bay of Plenty iwi, Te Whānau a Apanui.
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Te Whānau a Tūwhakairiora to restrict unlawful traffic into region
East coast hapū Te Whanau a Tūwhakairiora, one of the most Northern tribes of Ngāti Porou, will proceed with a roadside checkpoint in the Wharekāhika area.
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Waihirere whānau make tough decision to shut marae
Whānau from Parihimanihi Marae in the Gisborne district have decided to shut their marae, meaning no tangihanga or hui will be allowed during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Gisborne tsunami evacuation routes launched
The Gisborne District Council has launched its city evacuation routes and tsunami inundation modelling for the region to ensure its residents are prepared for a possible tsunami.
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New $79.4 million Ōpōtiki Harbour could create 2,000 jobs
A project costing $79.4 million to build a new harbour in Ōpōtiki is expected to create around 2,000 jobs to one of the country's towns with the highest levels of social and economic deprivation. Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced the "game-changing" project today, saying it will revitalise the township of Ōpōtiki and the wider Eastern Bay of Plenty.
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Two men arrested after shootings in Ruatoria and Taradale
Two men have been arrested following two separate gang-related firearms incidents in Ruatoria and the Napier suburb of Taradale.