One of Ohaeawai's little known historic places has survived a bit of rough and tumble.
Recent flooding resulted in an errant log running into the wall of a small dam causing damage to one of its walls, and undermining a much-loved swimming hole.
The dam, which is on the Pekapeka Stream close to Ohaeawai, is listed with Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga as a Category Two historic place and was built in 1902 to provide water for use by a local dairy factory, and to later generate electricity.
Long since decommissioned as a source of power generation, the dam has been a welcome oasis of coolness during the long summer months, though the recent weather event proved to be a threat to the idyllic pond.
"The log has knocked a hole about 200mm in diameter through the middle section of the dam which resulted in the dam losing a significant amount of water," Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Northland manager Bill Edwards said.