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Hundreds of homes unliveable, as flood protection warning issued © Getty NELSON, NEW ZEALAND - JULY 17: A flooded section in Riwaka on July 17, 2021 in Nelson, New Zealand. Heavy rain and flooding has led to road closures across New Zealand s South Island. (Photo by Andrew MacDonald/Getty Images) New Zealanders can no longer rely on flood protection barriers in the face of more extreme weather events and heavier rains, an expert warns, as hundreds of Westport residents homes have been deemed uninhabitable following devastating floods. Dozens of West Coast residents are no closer to knowing where they are going to live following heavy floods that caused extensive damage to infrastructure, properties and farmland across Buller and Marlborough in the weekend.

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