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Every Thursday afternoon, Banks Peninsula farmers head to the beach in Hickory Bay and ride waves to forget about work. Farmer and surfing coach, Kristin Savage, runs the Surfing for Farmers initiative, which doubles up as an apres surf catch-up and BBQ in the farmyard. ....
More than five weeks ago, torrential rain set off a series of giant mudslides that washed away the road in Banks Peninsula's Goughs Bay. But quad bikes are still the only way in and out. Frustrated farmers have criticised the Christchurch City Council's response to the storm damage and are worried about being trapped if it's not fixed by winter. Our reporter Jean Edwards and cameraman Nate McKinnon hiked into the bay to speak to them. ....
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