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East Cape Flood Crisis Deepens | Auckland News
Seven months after a devastating storm, East Cape residents are drowning in new flooding as the Wairenga Stream reroutes through their properties, turning driveways into ponds and forcing families to walk miles for groceries. Landowners like Carl Mullany and Sarah Jamieson face impossible daily challenges, while Lynda Akuhata-Brown battles waterlogged land that’s killing her crops and business. Though they’ve agreed with council on urgent stream clean-up, they’re blocked by bureaucratic red tape — the council won’t touch it, and locals can’t afford or legally do the work themselves. With no…
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