April 2017 Flooding

A temporary housing village could be set up in Edgecumbe to take in people whose homes have been seriously damaged by the recent floods.

Tonnes of lime are being helicoptered into the flood-ravaged town of Edgecumbe to help control the stench of mud and sewage.

Hundreds of people on the North Island's East Coast are now into their fourth day without power following last week's storm.

The government is defending its decision to only now offer Edgecumbe residents emergency housing, more than a week after the flood-stricken town was evacuated.

The work will get harder today for the more than 100 volunteers who are continuing to help clean-up the flood-stricken town of Edgecumbe.