July 15 2014
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Storm leaves its mark by Colin Patterson
Last week’s wind and rain left an imprint upon the Kaipara that will last for a long time.
Teens enjoy a stormy time on the high seas A couple of Dargaville teens had an experience they’ll never forget …
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Ripiro Beach by bike
Dargaville vet Suzannah Taylor and her brother Theo believe that Dargaville’s Ripiro Beach is an ideal route for cyclists …
P6 p Along with wide areas of the Kaipara, the Waihue Valley was inundated by last week’s rainstorms, and this is amply illustrated in a remarkable photograph taken from a hovercam high above Waihue Road, by Dargaville contractor, Craig Woollams. “I imported the four-engine hovercam, with a stabilised 14 megapixel camera, from the US and will be carrying out aerial photography assignments,” he said.
Spirits not dampened at ORT Howling winds and driving rain caused a power cut and a day’s postponement …
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Even though the district was spared some of the storm’s fury, such as the flooding experienced in Hikurangi, Morewa and Kaitaia, emergency services had their hands full with roofs blown off, felled trees and power lines down. Dargaville Volunteer Fire Brigade chief Jeff Palmer says it was the worst storm he can remember since Cyclone Bola in 1988. The brigade rescued one
motorist on the roof of his car who was at risk of being swept off his car near Titoki. In another callout, a portacom was severely damaged after a tree fell on it. Fortunately, no one was injured. Mr Palmer says the brigade had nonstop callouts on Tuesday. The brigade remained busy through the weekend, and again on Monday morning when a tree fell at Mt Wesley, once again cutting power to residents who had already
experienced a significant outage the previous week. High winds led to widespread power cuts on Tuesday night, with lines company Northpower calling in crews from other parts of the country to help repair broken lines and restore supplies. Dargaville Hospital went onto generator power when supplies from the mains were cut. continued on page 5 …
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