The 1953 flooding of the Manawatu and Oroua River was one of the worst on record for the area.
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Unknown. "Gasworks after a Flood", Manawatū Heritage, Ian Matheson City Archives, https://manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz/item/58ab5b98-b9d5-48ff-adb8-1bd30ec54af6, accessed 2026-08-25 06:32.