Flooding
Bill English: On Syria and Edgecumbe
Prime Minister Bill English speaks to Checkpoint after the US missile strike on Syria and his visit to flood-stricken Edgecumbe today. Video, Audio
Farmers rush to protect stock from flooding
Edgecumbe farmers raced into action today to help others whose properties had been been isolated or swamped in floodwaters. Zac Fleming reports. Video, Audio
Edgecumbe insurance claims expected to be significant
The total cost of the insurance claims in relation to the flooding in Edgecumbe is likely to be significant, Tim Grafton from the Insurance Council says. Video, Audio
Edgecumbe residents on edge as they wait for information
Edgecumbe resident Deeanna Tubb says people in the small town are unsure of what's happening, uncertain about their futures, exhausted, and completely on edge. Video, Audio
Edgecumbe residents talk about the horror of rushing to escape
Edgecumbe residents who had just moments to evacuate and farmers hit hard by the flooding and isolation talk to Checkpoint reporter Zac Fleming. Video, Audio
More Evacuations in Edgecumbe Floods
RNZ reporter, Sharon Brettkelly, has the latest on the Edgecumbe flooding. Audio
'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
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
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.
Edgecumbe residents have to wait days to go home
While Edgcumbe remains underwater the nearby settlement of Thornton narrowly avoided the same fate. Our reporter Sharon Brettkelly spoke to a farmer who says he has lived there for 59 years and never… Audio
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
"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
Whakatane Mayor Tony Bonne on Edgecumbe's water torture
Whakatane District Mayor Tony Bonne says it will still be days before the breached stock bank in Edgecumbe is repaired and even longer for the water to recede. Audio
"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
Wet but satisfying day's work for Edgecumbe firefighter
Edgecumbe volunteer firefighter Steve Morrisey told Morning Report about his wet but ultimately satisfying days work in floodwaters helping Edgecumbe residents to safety. Audio
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
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
A landslide in Wellington hits house, ruptures gas line
Wellington City Council spokesperson Richard Maclean says a slip has taken out a power pole, a gas line and the water mains in Newtown. He says there's a big mess to clean up, but it doens't look like… Audio
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
Third flood lucky: Whangaehu farming family dodge bullet
A couple whose farm near was badly damaged in the 2004 and 2015 Whanganui floods says better preparation means they've got off lightly this time around.
