Government rejects Westport's plea for flood protection funding
By Lee Scanlon of the Westport News
![NZ Defence Force/supplied[57] An aerial view of the eastern end of Westport during the July 2021 flood.](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--DLoVzNF---/ar_16:10,<strong></strong>c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_1050/v1676944005/4LD8J25_20210718_NZDF_P1024180_057_2_scaled_jpg)
An aerial view of the eastern end of Westport during the July 2021 flood. Photo: Supplied / Defence Force
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