Piha makes emergency plan after floods, power outages

A small community on Auckland's west coast is inching closer to a formal emergency plan after suffering severe floods and major power outages. Residents in Glenesk Road in Piha faced a major cleanup after floods damaged properties and closed roads in April, and just weeks earlier, others were left for eight days without power. A draft emergency plan will decide how to manage future outages and mitigate flooding. The Waitakere Ranges Local Board's civil defence spokesperson Steve Tollestrup told our reporter Eva Corlett 70 residents met with emergency representatives yesterday in Piha.