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Storm surge

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Storm surge

Rough weather in 1972 tossed waves and debris onto the road at Moa Point Road, Lyall Bay, Wellington. Heavy rain in New Zealand is often accompanied by strong winds, and brings the danger of flooding to coastal areas.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1972/2657/21

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Erick Brenstrum, Weather – Lows – depressions, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7762/storm-surge (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Erick Brenstrum, published 2 March 2009.