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Kōrero: Floods

Flooding in Matatā, 2005

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Severe rainfall provoked upstream landslides, flooding and a flow of debris at Matatā in May 2005. About 40 buildings had structural damage and another 60 were damaged by the flood.

 

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Eileen McSaveney, Floods – New Zealand’s number one hazard, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/46847/flooding-in-matata-2005 (accessed 26 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, i tāngia i te 26 July 2017, updated 1 February 2024.