First published MAR 7, 2023 Updated 1 hour ago Housing The houses that survived the Esk floods this time also survived the Esk floods last time, for the same reasons – siting the house on a rise, not on the valley floor Opinion: Hawkes Bay is a wonderful region full of orchards and vineyards bursting with fruity vitality and life, sitting on a rich silt-laden flood plain where three rivers flow from the mountains to the sea. Māori have known this for centuries, calling the junction of these rivers with the sea 'the dwelling place of the eel', and scorning anyone foolish enough to want to live here at the edge of the swamp.

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