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EPISODE · Jun 28, 2026 · 6 MIN

Wild weather isolates hundreds in South Wairarapa

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South Wairarapa locals are again in clean-up mode after wild weather washed out a crucial bridge and caused slips to further isolate small communities. With the Turanganui Bridge near Lake Ferry out of action, about 460 homes to its south are now cut off. John Priest, owner-operator of Waimeha Camping Village spoke to John Campbell.

South Wairarapa locals are again in clean-up mode after wild weather washed out a crucial bridge and caused slips to further isolate small communities. With the Turanganui Bridge near Lake Ferry out of action, about 460 homes to its south are now cut off. John Priest, owner-operator of Waimeha Camping Village spoke to John Campbell.

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