Buried by mud and silt, New Zealand’s farms face ‘10-year recovery’ – picture essay

Livelihoods in tatters after months of relentless rain and extreme weather – and the clean-up is just beginning

Karyn Maddren walks out into the ruins of her stud farm, and stands in front of the waterfall. A month earlier, it was a green hillside. Now, the dirt has fallen away, exposing the golden-ribbed sandstone beneath. Water washes over the rocks, running clear now, carrying the last of the silt downstream.

“That particular slip has transformed into something very, very pretty,” Maddren says.

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