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Tim Grafton: Insurance Council CEO says severe weather events are likely to become more common

Published: July 21, 2022, 11:41 p.m.

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The severe weather that\'s been battering the country could be a sign of what\'s to come.

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It could take days to get flights back to normal, after about 130 flights and most Cook Strait ferry sailings were cancelled yesterday due to heavy gales in Wellington.

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Lake Ohau Road Bridge is due to reopen today, but State Highway 6 west of Murchison, Ruapehu\'s Bruce Road and State Highway 35 east of Opotiki all remain closed.

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Insurance Council Chief Executive Tim Grafton told Tim Dower these kinds of severe weather events are going to become more common, and we need to adapt.

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He says moving houses higher up from sea level will progressively reduce the risk.

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