Tengawai River

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	== History ==		== History ==
	In March 1986, after strong rainfall, the Tengawai River ~~bursted~~ its banks and flooded Pleasant Point, where 1,160 people were evacuated. This was the worst flood in the history of [[South Canterbury]].{{Cite web \|last=Oliver \|first=O.P. \|date=1989 \|title=Pleasant Point - A History {{!}} Disasters \|url=https://www.pointhistory.org.nz/chapters/disasters \|access-date=2026-01-04 \|website=Pleasant Point History}}{{Cite web \|title=The 1986 South Canterbury Floods \|url=https://aorakiheritage.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/3350 \|access-date=2026-01-04 \|website=Aoraki Heritage Collection \|language=en}}		In March 1986, after strong rainfall, the Tengawai River burst its banks and flooded Pleasant Point, where 1,160 people were evacuated. This was the worst flood in the history of [[South Canterbury]].{{Cite web \|last=Oliver \|first=O.P. \|date=1989 \|title=Pleasant Point - A History {{!}} Disasters \|url=https://www.pointhistory.org.nz/chapters/disasters \|access-date=2026-01-04 \|website=Pleasant Point History}}{{Cite web \|title=The 1986 South Canterbury Floods \|url=https://aorakiheritage.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/3350 \|access-date=2026-01-04 \|website=Aoraki Heritage Collection \|language=en}}

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