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The completion of a bridge that would have reconnected Wairoa to Napier has been delayed by a month.
Waka Kotahi is building a bailey bridge across the Waikari River on State Highway 2 between Napier and Wairoa and it is blaming supply problems and poor weather for the month-long delay.
Photo: Hawke's Bay Civil Defence
Mayor Craig Little says the community is really struggling and Waka Kotahi should have more people working on the ground.
He spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.