Wairoa cleans up and counts cost of yet another flood

By Alexa Cook of RNZResidents and business owners in Wairoa are busy cleaning up and counting the cost of yet another flood following last week’s devastating d…

NZ Herald · 2026-07-12T22:07:16.000Z

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Drew Parker2026-07-12T22:18:16.000Z

ffs not again

Leo McKenzie2026-07-12T22:47:16.000Z

Council needs to sort the drainage before next time. This is getting beyond a joke.

Riley Scott2026-07-12T23:24:16.000Z

Exactly. They'll do nothing until someone dies.

Riley Scott2026-07-12T23:06:16.000Z

Yeah nah, we're used to it. Just another Tuesday in Wairoa 😢

Drew Parker2026-07-12T23:38:16.000Z

councillors picking up their paychecks and doing sweet FA.

Blake Turner2026-07-12T23:41:16.000Z

and the mayor'll be on TV saying 'we didn't expect it'. Bullshit.

Sam North2026-07-12T23:33:16.000Z

Seen it all before. They'll talk about flood protection for a month and then forget about it.

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Wairoa cleans up and counts cost of yet another flood

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Blake Turner2026-07-13T00:05:16.000Z

Wonder how much this cost the taxpayers. At least 14 houses yellow-stickered. Poor buggers.

Ben Sullivan2026-07-13T00:13:16.000Z

Lunch break news hitting different. Prayers for Wairoa from Auckland.

Luca Reid2026-07-13T00:30:16.000Z

Heartbreaking for the community. We need to help each other out. ❤️

Leo McKenzie2026-07-13T00:36:16.000Z

of hearing about prayers. Organise a working bee instead of virtue signalling.

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