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Vandals who attacked a flood monitoring station this week put people and livelihoods at risk, the Taranaki Regional Council says.

Flood warning system vandals put lives at risk - regional council Robin Martin © RNZ / Robin Martin The Taranaki Regional Council says vandals who attacked a flood monitoring station this week put peoples lives and livelihoods at risk. Director of environmental quality Abby Matthews said council hydrology officers discovered a small fire had been lit under one monitoring station, when undertaking routine checks on the network in the Upper Waitōtara catchment. She said the sta...