Rai Valley firefighters dispatched to respond to flood

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Rai Valley's volunteer firefighters have been flat out responding to the destruction caused by last week's torrential rain.
The rural settlement in Marlborough is still isolated from both Blenheim and Nelson due to damage on State Highway 6.
There is some progress on that front - road crews have paved "pioneer track" through to Hira, but that's currently only for contractors and emergency services.
Rai Valley Volunteer Brigade chief fire officer Nigel Patterson spoke to Susie Ferguson.