Episode
Feds Focus | River maintenance falls short
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- Farmers Weekly Podcast
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- Jul 16, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 495
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Summary
Federated Farmers’ Wairarapa president Robert Hickson tells Bryan that recent rain in the region caused unnecessary flooding as a result of poor or non-existent riverbed maintenance. He says the buildup of gravel in key rivers exacerbated the floods and wants to see agreement reached on how to avoid the same situation in future.