In with the bulldozers, out with the gravel - flood-hit farmers want change in…

Ella Thompson2026-06-30T09:49:19.000Z

mate i just drove through south wairarapa last week and the erosion is insane. rivers are just giant gravel pits now. council needs to do something

River Cole2026-06-30T09:56:19.000Z

typical council, all talk no action. farmers been saying this for years. let the bulldozers in already

Jack Morrison2026-06-30T10:22:19.000Z

get stuffed. my house flooded twice. councils are useless for everyone

Leo McKenzie2026-06-30T10:49:19.000Z

classic council simp. go read a book

Leo McKenzie2026-06-30T10:06:19.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed. removing gravel just makes it worse downstream. ask anyone who studied hydrology. classic farmers wanting a quick fix

River Cole2026-06-30T10:54:19.000Z

yeah right so your solution is do nothing and let people lose their homes?

Ella Thompson2026-06-30T11:25:19.000Z

same here man. sick of paying for nothing

Reese Morgan2026-06-30T11:21:19.000Z

i work in earthmoving. bulldozers can sort that river in a week if they let us. just need the consent. paperwork takes longer than the actual job lol

Reese Morgan2026-06-30T11:58:19.000Z

the consenting process is a joke. takes longer than the actual flood damage

Jack Morrison2026-06-30T11:53:19.000Z

another story about a farmer whinging. what about the towns that flood? not just your bloody paddocks mate

Zoe King2026-06-30T12:24:19.000Z

lol cope. farmers get every handout while the rest of us pay

Sophie Ngata2026-06-30T12:13:19.000Z

these poor families have been through enough. something has to give

Ella Thompson2026-06-30T12:49:19.000Z

just let the rivers do their thing. we cant control nature. but maybe stop building on flood plains?

Sophie Ngata2026-06-30T13:00:19.000Z

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