Some West Auckland residents whose properties have repeatedly flooded say their homes should not be repaired or rebuilt - and they should get compensation to buy somewhere else.
Residents say the normally placid Waimoko Stream running through their backyards rose at least two metres above the top of the riverbank in just 20 minutes last Friday.
They say the water then receded just as quickly, leaving a foul-smelling sludge through the homes.
Derek Judge has been living near the intersection of Candia and Pooks Roads for 12 years, and he told Māni Dunlop people should not live on those flood-prone properties any longer.
