Bay Of Plenty
Edgecumbe flooded as stopbanks collapsed, mayor says
The flooding in Edgecumbe today was unexpected, as authorities thought they had got through the worst of the bad weather, Whakatane District Mayor Tony Bonne says. Video, Audio
'It's Mother Nature, what can we do'
Edgecumbe locals are remaining positive despite being evacuated from their homes as floodwaters surged through the Bay of Plenty town. Evacuees speak to John Campbell. Video, Audio
Hundreds evacuated from Edgecumbe
Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the Bay of Plenty town Edgecumbe after floodwaters surged through the town. Reporter Zac Fleming joins Checkpoint live from the town. Video, Audio
Edgecumbe Evacuation
Police have been evacuating the eastern Bay of Plenty town of Edgecumbe where a river has breached its banks. A state of emergency has been declared while the police and volunteers are going… Audio
Entire BOP town evacuated due to flooding
Almost two-thousand people are being evacuated from the eastern Bay of Plenty town of Edgecumbe. A state of emergency has been declared while the police and volunteers going door-to-door to get people… Audio
Edgecumbe evacuated in "one in 500 year event"
Six Hundred residents are being evacuated in the eastern Bay of Plenty town of Edgecumbe. Whakatane mayor Tony Bonne says there is a wall of water going through Edgecumbe and "it is a one in 500 year… Audio
Taneatua cut off without power, people trapped in cars
A town in the Bay of Plenty is cut off, without power and people are trapped in their cars due to rising floodwaters. Audio
11 people trapped in cars overnight due to rising floodwaters
Eleven people are trapped in cars after being caught in floodwaters in Whakatane Audio
Wild weather heads south
Waikato, Auckland and north Whanganui are through the back end of a major weather event, while Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and Great Barrier are about to get hammered, MetService says. Audio
Kinloch Lodge Holdings told to pay $45k for unfair dismissal
A company run by one of New Zealand's wealthiest men has been ordered to pay more than $45,000 for unfairly dismissing an employee.
Kaumatua stake hapu claim to Motiti Island
Elderly claimants from the Bay of Plenty have been granted an urgent hearing before the Waitangi Tribunal, arguing that Motiti Island's hapu are tangata whenua, and they should get their own treaty… Audio
Search enters fourth day after boat found capsized
The search for a boatie missing off the Tauranga coast has resumed this morning.
Kawerau siege: Police 'created the chaos'
A man accused of wounding four police officers in a house siege has told the jury that police created the chaos that led to the shooting.
Police name boatie missing after boat found capsized
Police have named a Te Awamutu farmer who is missing after his boat was found capsized off the Tauranga coast.
Kawerau siege: Accused was 'scared'
A man accused of attempting to murder two police officers says he opened fire because he thought he would die.
Search for missing boatie after capsized boat found
A search is underway for a person believed to have been aboard a pleasure boat that was found capsized off the Tauranga coast.
Dog shot dead after being set upon police officer
A Bay of Plenty police officer had to shoot dead one of three dogs set on him by a man he was pursuing last night, police say.
Killer road to get bypass
A Bay of Plenty town on one of the country's most dangerous roads will finally get a bypass.
Wary wait for any bad weather as Whangamata cleans up
Residents in flood-hit Whangamata will be checking their properties early this morning and emergency crews have been clearing roads, slips and waterways across Coromandel after torrential rain on… Audio
Missing Rotorua 6-year-old found
A six-year-old who went missing from a specialist school in the Selwyn Heights area earlier today has been found
