Further focus on flooding at Pōhara

The problem of surface water flooding parts of Pōhara during times of extreme weather and heavy rain has been a problem for many years.

We have worked for some time investigating ways of improving stormwater requirements in Pōhara and designed a series of improvements to reduce the risk of flooding to properties in future storms and heavy rain events.

These have progressively been constructed and installed over the past couple of years with the latest work being completed last month.

These stormwater improvements and upgrades of the outfall at Pōhara Beach will help alleviate the historic flooding problem from the road in certain areas.

All the heavy work has finished, with dune shaping and planting with native sand binders due to be done soon.