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A Tolaga Bay farmer is "back at square one" just months after completing repairs to damage to his property from storms that hit four years ago.
A low pressure system brought heavy rain and thunderstorms to northern parts of the country over the weekend - causing surface flooding and felling trees, as well as stranding travellers and forcing the evacuation of up to 30 campers in Tolaga Bay.
Greg Shelton - who is also the area manager for Tolaga Bay Civil Defence - said it would take him at least three days to assess the extent of damage to his property.
But Federated Farmers said - while some farms had suffered significant damage - others would be welcoming a break in near drought conditions ahead of the storms.
'Pretty damn hard'
Shelton said his farm was cut off and suf
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