28 Jun 2023

Rural families still cut off by damaged road after latest downpour

From Checkpoint, 5:39 pm on 28 June 2023

To flood damaged Tairawahiti now. Families in a small rural community inland from Tolaga Bay remain completely cut off from the outside world after the recent storm completely annihilated the local road in and out.

A Helicopter was due to survey the damage at Tauwhareparae and drop off supplies this afternoon.

Paddy Allen is a beef and sheep farmer in the now isolated area, and he spoke to Lisa Owen.