2 Jul 2024

Anger over Hawkes Bay council's failure to open sand bar

From Checkpoint, 4:46 pm on 2 July 2024

As the cleanup continues in flood-ravaged Wairoa, so does the anger over the Hawke's Bay Regional Council's failure to open a sand bar that would have allowed some of the flood waters to drain to the sea. The town remains in a state of emergency today, with around 500 homes damaged, Chair of Hawke's Bay Regional Council Hinewai Ormsby speaks to Susana Lei'ataua.