Thread: Getting back to living off the land.....

@grandpamac Funny; I was just thinking this morning about how you'd fared. I'm glad you're ok

Originally Posted by bumblefoot

@grandpamac Funny; I was just thinking this morning about how you'd fared. I'm glad you're ok

Thanks @bumblefoot,
We have been exceptionally lucky. Hastings, where we go to shop, has also come through well but Napier has been smashed. Other than the hill most of Napier is built on low land and flooding has been extensive, including their industrial area and some parts are still without power. An area in Napier, tagged for affordable housing flooded badly. I drove through Flaxmere, a low income suburb of Hastings, the other day which looked untouched by the floods. Development of Flaxmere stalled in the 1980's leaving large areas partly developed. These are now being built on at warp speed and other areas being developed for more housing. The recent floods, together with climate change and sea level rise, may and should shape the future development in Hawkes Bay. This has been a glimpse of the future and I just hope that the people making the decisions have been paying attention.
Regards Grandpamac.