How will we live as storms get worse? One region's story
Rural communities in South Wairarapa, New Zealand, are grappling with the devastating effects of increasingly frequent and severe storms, which are exposing vulnerabilities in ageing infrastructure and river management. A local farmer lost 160 pregnant ewes in a recent flood, highlighting the personal and economic toll on residents.
Destructive storms are exposing the vulnerability of rural communities, as ageing infrastructure and outdated river management are struggling to cope. In South Wairarapa, back-to-back floods have prompted difficult questions. As extreme weather becomes more frequent and severe, how can these communities adapt - and who will pay? Mary Argue and Baz Macdonald report.
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