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Mud volcano risks identified in district

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In 2018 this mud volcano erupted on the Uttings’ farm in Waimata Valley. A new report for the Gisborne District Council has flagged other areas at risk from similar eruptions. The report notes that this event at the Uttings’ was short-lived but violent, and capable of throwing large boulders over 100m. Drone picture by Ben Cowper

Homes on Wheatstone Road could be among those officially flagged as being at risk from mud volanoes, a new report reveals.

A staff report to go before Gisborne District Council’s Civil Defence and Emergency Management committee today (Wednesday) said the council started a comprehensive programme in 2016 to understand the location and risk the natural hazards pose.

“Our understanding of risk ...

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