Crown Manager Lawrence Yule says a training groyne near Pilot Hill at the rivermouth could have helped prevent the latest flooding in the NorthernHawke’s Bay township ....
WairoaMayorCraigLittle says his state of emergency declaration in the face of impending flooding was an easy call to make, as emergency services in the town were stretched and high tide was coming.
Police will be door knocking in the Sturdee Street area to ensure residents are aware of the changing conditions and to assist in possible evacuations ....
Multiple roads remain shut this morning in Wairoa as the district grapples with overnight flooding and evacuations ... Wairoa received 66.6mm of rain in the past 48 hours, with larger accumulations reaching 150mm to 240mm across the wider Hawke’s Bay.