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Ben McKay

Cyclone Gabrielle will force buy-outs: NZ PM Hipkins

New Zealand may have to relocate some communities where it is deemed no longer safe to live. (PR HANDOUT) (AAP)

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has warned cyclone-displaced families of a long wait for answers on their future, anticipating some will face compulsory buy-outs.

It is now a week since the most devastating weather from Cyclone Gabrielle passed through New Zealand, killing at least 11 people and displacing thousands.

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