Edgecumbe
Edgecumbe residents forced to sell homes to council
Twelve Edgecumbe homeowners are being forced to sell their properties to make way for a new stopbank. Audio
Rates rise wanted to pay for Bay of Plenty cyclone damage
News the rate rise in Edgecumbe is going to be even higher than first thought has come as a bitter pill to swallow for residents living among vacant flood damaged homes. Whakatane District Council has… Audio
Edgecumbe businesses struggling to stay afloat
Edgecumbe business owners say they're either struggling with a lack of customers, or not able to open at all due to damage, after the town flooded more than a month ago. Audio
Edgecumbe mayor
The Government will pay for the clean-up of Edgecumbe homes, including those that weren't insured. We talk to Whakatane District Mayor Tony Bonne. Audio
"I'm not going back" -Edgecumbe local too frightened to return
Some people living in Edgecumbe say the stress of last month's flooding means they will never go back to the town to live. Audio
Govt to cover Edgecumbe clean-up bill
The government has announced it will foot the bill for the clean-up of flood-damaged houses in Edgecumbe, including for home-owners without insurance.
Flood-hit school given NCEA extension
A school in flood-hit Edgecumbe has been given a month's extension for handing in its NCEA assessments.
Edgecumbe schools to reopen on Monday
Trauma experts will be on hand to help out staff and students when Edgecumbe's two major schools reopen for the new term on Monday.
Edgecumbe flood data to be used in natural hazards study
Scientists hope data they gather from Edgecumbe will help protect other communities in New Zealand and around the world from flood devastation.
Council says it is providing 24/7 security in Edgecumbe
The Whakatāne District Council is providing 24/7 security around the red-stickered area of Edgecumbe, its mayor says.
Edgecumbe locals start own street patrols amid looting fears
A group of women decided last night to keep an eye on the empty streets and homes in the flood-striken town, saying they couldn't wait for officials. Audio
Edgecumbe businesses still in dark over relief funds
More than one hundred flood-stricken businesses in Edgecumbe are yet to find out when they will receive their government relief funds.
Whakatāne Mayor: 'generosity of NZers' overwhelming
Whakatāne's Mayor says he's overwhelmed by the donations that have come in for the flood-hit Bay of Plenty town of Edgecumbe.
Council to offer new campground to flood-hit residents
The Whakatāne District Council wants to use a newly-purchased holiday park as temporary housing for Edgecumbe residents. Audio
Whakatane council buys campground to house flood-hit residents
Whakatane Mayor Tony Bonne tells Checkpoint his council has purchased a campground to provide temporary accomodation for Edgecumbe residents left homeless by flooding. Audio
A call for volunteers to clean up flood-hit Edgecumbe
The Auckland Chamber of Commerce's Michael Barnett volunteered in Edgecumbe over the Easter break. "I felt that people getting off their bums and going down and actually helping would be the best… Audio
Edgecumbe businesses given $700k support package
Cabinet today agreed to the package, which would help about 100 local businesses, but Whakatane mayor Tony Bonne told Sarah Robson: "You always want more". Audio
Govt offers $700k to flood-struck businesses
The government is making an extra $700,000 available for flood-affected businesses in Edgecumbe and the wider Bay of Plenty.
MetService defends forecasts: 'We're certainly seeing more extremes'
More extreme weather is making it harder to accurately predict conditions, MetService says.
Temporary housing village considered for Edgecumbe
A temporary housing village could be set up in Edgecumbe to take in people whose homes have been seriously damaged by the recent floods.