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Kumeū residents under 'enormous stress' as council fails to find flood solutions

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 18 Feb 2025, 12:39pm
Water rises in Kumeū after the region was battered with heavy rain in 2021. Photo / Dean Purcell
Water rises in Kumeū after the region was battered with heavy rain in 2021. Photo / Dean Purcell

Kumeū residents under 'enormous stress' as council fails to find flood solutions

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 18 Feb 2025, 12:39pm

KumeÅ« wants to move. 

Auckland Council's laid out its plan for KumeÅ« to try to mitigate the impacts of flooding.  

Although they had three ideas for mitigation, the council's found no viable solution to the town's history of floods, as none of the options would drop the flood levels by 1 meter as needed. 

About 200 people attended a public meeting in Auckland's northwest last night to discuss the issue. 

Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers says those attending want a plan to move the town's centre. 

He says they also committed to creating stronger rules to prevent people building houses in flood zones. 

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