The adequacy, funding, and maintenance of New Zealand flood-mitigation infrastructure — including roads, stormwater systems, and council assets — and debates over how local and central government should assess, repair, and improve it to reduce flood risk.
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delayed evaluation of vulnerable areas
Wellington residents still struggling six months after floodstechnical feasibility over emotional caution
Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on the areas of the red zone deemed suitable for housingStacked weekly counts; colour by lean. “n/a” covers government and iwi-Māori sources where lean isn't applicable.
How this topic has been named, week by week. A new alias winning out is usually a framing shift.
How the news corpus has covered this same topic over the last 12 weeks. 5 articles from RNZ, Stuff, NZ Herald, ODT, 1News, Newsroom and The Spinoff. Click through to the press view for the full panel.
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Now, residents in affected parts of Wellington's southern suburbs are calling for action as they continue to struggle with the aftermath of flooding six months on. Hundreds of people fled …
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