Slope failures, scour and infrastructure damage: – Tairāwhiti road network response to multiple severe weather events
ABSTRACT Within an 18 month period the Tairāwhiti region was hit with 3 heavy rainfall events and 2 cyclones. This resulted in over 5,200 recorded road faults across its 2,238 km network. The extent of the damage at any site ranged from minor culvert blockages…