Hundreds of metres of Ashhurst Domain washed awayDAVID UNWIN/FAIRFAX NZ Ashhurst Domain caretaker Ken Pratt watches the bush tip into the Manawatu River. Ashhurst residents have watched in horror as hundreds of trees and huge chunks of Ashhurst Domain have been destroyed by the Manawatu River. READ MORE:* Ashhurst Domain land washed away* Flood damage compounded at Ashhurst"The roads people are probably getting worried now. WARWICK SMITH/FAIRFAX NZ Debris stacks up against the piers of the State Highway 3 bridge across the Manawatu River at Ashhurst. Ashhurst Domain caretaker Ken Pratt said the destruction could have been avoided.

Source: Stuff April 07, 2017 06:11 UTC