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Water one metre (3 ft 3 in) deep covered a 1.6-kilometre-long (1-mile) section of the Hutt Road. [4] The extensive flooding cut off Wellington from the Hutt Valley and the rest of the North Island. Thousands of commuters were stranded in the city, so Mayor Michael Fowler made the town hall available as a refuge for those with nowhere to stay. [4]
Localised coastal flooding also occurred in the Wellington suburbs of Island Bay, Seaview and the city of Porirua. [14] In Lower Hutt the local council estimated a cost of $100,000 NZD to remove debris washed up on the Petone foreshore when parts of the wall were smashed by the storm surge
Lower Hutt occupies the lower regions of the flood plain of the river, one of the most significant features of the city. [16] In the 20th century the Hutt River Board built stopbanks to contain the river, [18] but the threat of flooding from heavy rainfall persists. In 1985 the river burst its banks, and since then floods have been on a smaller ...
The election was held after major flooding in December 1976. The council did not have the resources to fix the damages and had to ask the government for assistance. Prime Minister Robert Muldoon visited the flood affected areas, however antagonisms between Muldoon and some Labour Party councillors led to the funds being delayed.
The Hutt Valley (or 'The Hutt') is the large area of fairly flat land in the Hutt River valley in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Like the river that flows through it, it takes its name from Sir William Hutt , a director of the New Zealand Company in early colonial New Zealand.
Almshouse Road between Lower State and Upper State roads. ... Statewide flood relief group on the way: PA creates flood mitigation task force. What it will do, and what it means for homeowners.
Stokes Valley, a major suburb of the city of Lower Hutt in the North Island of New Zealand, lies at the edge of the city, seven kilometres northeast of the city centre.It occupies the valley of a small tributary of the Hutt River, called Stokes Valley Stream, which flows north to meet the main river close to the Taitā Gorge.
Lower Hudson Valley residents should prepare for another wet and dreary weekend, as a storm system is expected to bring one to two inches of rain and possible flooding conditions Friday evening.