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Flood cleanup begins: 'We're alive and kicking'
While Edgecumbe locals may face a long wait before they can return to their homes after major flooding, the cleanup is already in full swing for residents in nearby Taneatua.
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E-Coli warning for Hawke's Bay estuary
People in Napier are being warned to avoid all contact with water from the Ahuriri estuary, due to concerns over E-coli.
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Edgecumbe residents 'should prepare' for 10 more days away
The breach in the stopbank that left Edgecumbe inundated with water from the swollen Rangitāiki River has now been closed.
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Planting for posterity
More than 50 years ago Jaap and Sue Van Dorser cleared and then planted up a small section of the Awahou Stream which flows into Lake Rotorua. Over 20 years ago they were joined by another couple and… Audio, Gallery
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Planting for posterity
More than 50 years ago Jaap and Sue Van Dorser cleared and then planted up a small section of the Awahou Stream which flows into Lake Rotorua. Over 20 years ago they were joined by another couple and…
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Edgecumbe flood: Draining town could take weeks
More evacuations are possible, people must boil their drinking water - and pumping water out of the town could take a fortnight. Video, Audio
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Westminster Bridge attack victim Andreea Cristea dies
A woman who fell from Westminster Bridge into the Thames during the terror attack has died in hospital, British police say.
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The Week In Review for week ending Fri April 7 2017
Audio 7 Apr 2017A review of the week's news including... Flooded Edgecumbe residents scatter as the Rangataiki river sweeps through their town, a church at the centre of a typhoid outbreak says members feel let down… Audio
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Edgecumbe floods: PM pledges support to town
Some people in the Bay of Plenty town of Edgecumbe will never be able to go back to their homes, the Prime Minister says.
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Flood leaves farm a swamp
A farmer on the banks of the bursting Rangitāiki River says the flood has ruined at least half of his farm, with water still flowing over his land.
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As it happened: River continues to flow into Edgecumbe
As the Rangitāiki River continues to flow into Edgecumbe, the PM says residents will need ongoing support for some time. See how the day's events have unfolded with RNZ's live blog.
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'Wall of water': A night in exile for Edgecumbe
A cordon has gone up around the Bay of Plenty town of Edgecumbe to stop people returning home, as the mayor warns more homes could flood yet. Video
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Edgecumbe flooding: what you need to know
The Rangitāiki River has burst its banks, forcing the evacuation of almost the entire town of Edgecumbe. Here is what you need to know.
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Council denies dam to blame for flooding
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has denied the management of the dam above Edgecumbe led to flooding of the town. Audio
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Edgecumbe no stranger to disaster
Edgecumbe is best-known for being struck, in 1987, by a damaging earthquake - which also increased its flood risk, Kate Newton reports.
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Regional Council - dam levels not to blame for Disaster
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Roger Waugh says the Matahina dam was not responsible for Edgecumbe flooding and blames a geotechnical failure of a section of stop-bank. Audio
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"It was unreal. The pressure of the water was unreal."
Edgecumbe man Graeme Bourk describes the incredible speed of the approaching flood waters. He rushed from house to house telling people to get out. Audio
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"It's like a war zone" - river smashes through Edgecumbe
"It's like a war zone" - Edgecumbe remains under water and residents are told it will be days before they're allowed to return home. Audio
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Te Urewera: slips, flooding and stranded whanau
"We woke up to the river running through our driveway and flooding on to the Taneatua rugby fields and the road, basically creating a moat around our farm ... The river itself was cresting the… Audio
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'I'm just glad I'm out - I've got my little dog'
Ursula Mayo, 77 - and her dog Poppy and others on her street - were rescued by her son-in-law as floodwaters swept through their Edgecumbe homes. Video
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Severe weather: Schoolchildren stranded, homes cut off
Floodwaters have left about 150 schoolchildren stranded, a person has disappeared in a river and a slip has cut off six west Auckland families. Video
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NZer who drowned in NSW floods was 'trying to save her children'
Stephanie King, who drowned with two of her children in a flooded New South Wales river, died a hero, police say.
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9 year-old girl survives fatal crash into flooded NSW river
Cyclone Debbie's death toll has risen to eight. Reporter Rob Morrison says tragic details are emerging of three deaths in a car that plunged into the Tweed River, though a nine-year-old girl escaped… Audio
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Flash flooding possible in Auckland as torrent arrives
Flash flooding is possible in Auckland today as the remnants of ex-cyclone Debbie hit the North Island, MetService says. Audio
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Three feared dead as car swept into NSW river
A car with four people in it has gone into a flooded river in northern NSW, with only a nine-year-old girl escaping.
