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An Auckland family who have been hit by flash flooding say it feels inhumane that their family home is not eligible for a council buy-out when all of their neighbours will be getting one.
Brendon Deacon and his young family have twice had extreme flooding at their property, first in 2021 when they had to escape on a kayak in the middle of the night, and again in January 2023.
All of their nearby neighbours were labelled category three under the council's buy-out scheme, meaning there was an intolerable risk to life at their properties, and they would be bought out.
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