Concept video shows planned Wairoa flood spillway

Friday 5 December 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Sat 6 Dec 2025, 6:00am

A new video provides a visual representation of the planned Wairoa River flood spillway. The project follows $70 million in Crown funding intended to protect the town from future flooding after Cyclone Gabrielle and subsequent flooding in June 2024.

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First reported by RNZ, Fri 5 Dec 2025, 1:04pm · 2 reports from 2 outlets over 17 hours

RNZFri 5 Dec 2025, 1:04pm

Watch: Wairoa residents get first glimpse of planned flood spillway (opens in new tab)
NZ HeraldSat 6 Dec 2025, 6:00am

Wairoa’s planned flood spillway portrayed in new video (opens in new tab)