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Podcast: The Front Page
Episode: Floods and cyclones - the extreme weather that came to define the year
Description: 2023 was a year dominated by extreme weather.  In late January, some heavy rain in Auckland quickly turned into a city-wide disaster that caught everyone by surprise. It was pegged as a once in a century event – but barely a fortnight later, Cyclone Gabrielle swept down the upper North Island. While much of Auckland withstood the onslaught, the East Coast was devastated.  Nearly a year has passed since the incidents though, and while pockets of Auckland and the Hawke’s Bay are still dealing with the effects of these storms, much of the country is lookin...