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Photos: Crews praised for storm cleanup efforts across Taranaki

Photos: Crews praised for storm cleanup efforts across Taranaki
Tony Skilling

Tony Skilling

26 June 2026

Storm CleanupWeather Taranaki
Workers from infrastructure, council, and emergency services have been praised for their efforts in cleaning up damage caused by strong winds across Taranaki.

A shoutout to all the crew out there working overtime today. Late this afternoon, we spoke to a man on the infrastructure team who had been attending callouts non-stop since 3am.

Thank you to the line workers, council workers, fire & emergency crew, and everyone else working hard to clean up the mess around Taranaki from the strong wind today.

It seems to have calmed down now in New Plymouth. How's it looking where you are?

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