Story: Hawke’s Bay region

Wairoa River bridge, 1988 (3rd of 4)

Wairoa River bridge, 1988

Northern Hawke’s Bay was badly damaged by Cyclone Bola, which struck this district and East Coast in March 1988. Heavy rainfall raised the level of the Wairoa River, which washed away the central span of the town’s bridge.

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New Zealand Herald
Reference: 9 March 1988

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Kerryn Pollock, 'Hawke’s Bay region - Landscape and climate', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/24344/wairoa-river-bridge-1988 (accessed 19 April 2024)

Story by Kerryn Pollock, updated 1 Jul 2015