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Flooding at Pōrangahau, 2004 (4th of 4)

Flooding at Pōrangahau, 2004

Severe storms and flooding hit the lower North Island in February 2004. Southern Hawke’s Bay was badly affected; the coastal settlement of Pōrangahau worst of all. Most of the settlement was flooded and six families had to be evacuated.

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Hawke's Bay Today
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Photograph by Warren Buckland

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Kerryn Pollock. 'Hawke’s Bay region', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/hawkes-bay-region/2/6/4