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Cyclone Bola

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One of the worst cyclones to reach New Zealand was Bola, which hit the north and east of the North Island on 7 March 1988. This television footage shows flooding that seriously affected the transport routes serving Wairoa.

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Erick Brenstrum, Weather – Tropical cyclones, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/7766/cyclone-bola (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Erick Brenstrum, published 2 March 2009.

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02 May 2017
Hi Teresa - you will need to get permission from TVNZ for this.