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Surf living training and skills were a massive help during the recent flooding events all over Aotearoa. In Puketapu, Hawkes' Bay two brothers rescued stranded locals on knee-boards in at least 2.5m high water. John Calinicos has been a surf livesafer for 10 years, he's us to share how they and others in the area rescued people trapped by rising waters.
Flooding in Hawke's Bay after Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: Supplied / Catherine Wedd