Very noticeable, if the so-called 'woody debris' volume today existed back in 1988 with a 917mm rainfall, this would be a different film. I found this info on Wikipedia: "The New Zealand government provided about $80 million (1988 NZD) to the east coast region of the North Island for assisting in cyclone damage. $8 million was used to create an East Coast Forestry Conservation Scheme, which was set to protect forests and prevent erosion." Sadly, with more battering rams poised in the hills ready for future weather events, a catastrophic documentary awaits, I hope I'm not here. Greed is such a dangerous human condition when it promotes short cuts, blinds responsibilities and enables a complete disregard to the future.