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The day a settlement got swept away: Waikino publicans remember the storm of 81
14 Apr, 2021 10:01 PM
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An aerial view of Waikino after the flood. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty Times
Malou Honore had never seen a flood before in her life. I m from the Philippines and we don t have floods there. I d only just come to New Zealand and I couldn t believe it. Malou and David Honore were the publicans of Waikino Hotel from 1980 to 1982 and endured two terrifying days in April 1981 when a storm raged and torrential water flooded their hotel and devastated the area.
The hotel, which was already historic and from the 1800s, was still intact after the event. It was one of just two buildings in the shopping area that wasn t swept away. The hotel was slightly higher than the river-side of the road.