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Floodwaters, Waitōtara, 2004

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Floodwaters, Waitōtara, 2004

The settlement of Waitōtara was badly affected by flooding in 2004. Only items on the highest shelves could be salvaged from the Waitōtara store.

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Whanganui Chronicle

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by Kirsty Head

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui region – Overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/19000/floodwaters-waitotara-2004 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Diana Beaglehole, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 June 2015.