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!['Relentless': Wairoa cannot afford $40m flood clean-up, mayor says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
'Relentless': Wairoa cannot afford $40m flood clean-up, mayor says
Craig Little says a pile of wet carpet and destroyed belongings is now lining the streets.
![Missing Hawke's Bay man's body found by contractor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Missing Hawke's Bay man's body found by contractor
Police said Earle 'Pat' Taka was found by a contractor carrying out flood protection work.
![Major banks offer mortgage suspensions to flood-affected East Coast residents](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Major banks offer mortgage suspensions to flood-affected East Coast residents
Hundreds of properties have been affected by the latest wild weather to hit the region.
![Wairoa hall shifts from hosting Matariki celebration to flood shelter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Wairoa hall shifts from hosting Matariki celebration to flood shelter
About 100 homes were flooded and 400 properties and homes were impacted.
![Timeline of a flood in Wairoa: Why didn't Hawke's Bay Regional Council act sooner?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Timeline of a flood in Wairoa: Why didn't Hawke's Bay Regional Council act sooner?
HBRC staff say river mouth opening would not have stayed in place if it was done earlier
!['My kids are screaming': Wairoa mother’s frightening escape from rising waters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
'My kids are screaming': Wairoa mother’s frightening escape from rising waters
'It was bad. I have lived here my whole life and never seen it like this.'
!['They were part way up the tree': Sheep surrounded by flood water lifted to safety](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
'They were part way up the tree': Sheep surrounded by flood water lifted to safety
'I drove past and looked at them and thought ‘crap they are going to have to move’.'
![Haumoana state of emergency lifted](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Haumoana state of emergency lifted
Haumoana and Cape Coast residents settle in at home after two evacuations.
![State of emergency continues in Wairoa but lifted in Haumoana as clean-up continues](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
State of emergency continues in Wairoa but lifted in Haumoana as clean-up continues
Floodwaters have gone inside properties, flooding carpets and walls.
!['Only machinery': Diggers lost in bid to open Wairoa River bar](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
'Only machinery': Diggers lost in bid to open Wairoa River bar
Wairoa contracting team lost three parked digger during a mission to open the bar.
!['Was a community and now it's a family': How the Cape Coast reacted as 6m swells bore down](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
'Was a community and now it's a family': How the Cape Coast reacted as 6m swells bore down
'It's a wonderful community – it was a community and now it's a family. It is remarkable.'
![When police knocked at 3am: The ordeals of Hawke's Bay's flood victims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
When police knocked at 3am: The ordeals of Hawke's Bay's flood victims
'I’ve been here more than 30 years, it’s never, never been anywhere near this before.'
![Hawke's Bay, East Cape storm: Flooding, road closures and hundreds evacuated](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Hawke's Bay, East Cape storm: Flooding, road closures and hundreds evacuated
A State of Emergency has been declared in some areas.
![Emergency coordination system work halted by public sector cuts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Emergency coordination system work halted by public sector cuts
The system is similar to what Cyclone Gabrielle reviews say the country urgently needs.
![Massive clean-up after East Coast holiday park flooded](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Massive clean-up after East Coast holiday park flooded
Floodwaters went through the Te Araroa camp yesterday morning and evacuations came close
![Search for new clubrooms a waiting game for Coromandel boaties](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Search for new clubrooms a waiting game for Coromandel boaties
The Mercury Bay Boating Club is still awaiting a decision on its new location.
![Massive tree root holds up traffic in Coromandel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Massive tree root holds up traffic in Coromandel
A fallen 20-tonne tree is behind ongoing hold ups on SH25 in the Coromandel.
!['Chaos' as storm hits Majorca airport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
'Chaos' as storm hits Majorca airport
Storm grounds all flights out of Palma as planes heading to the island are rerouted.
![Partial access restored on Thames Coast Highway](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Partial access restored on Thames Coast Highway
One lane of SH25 north of Thames has reopened.
![Hawke's Bay flood projects get faster consenting process](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Hawke's Bay flood projects get faster consenting process
Streamlined consenting would only be available to applications lodged by councils.
![Multiple fallen trees and slips closes SH25 north of Thames](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Multiple fallen trees and slips closes SH25 north of Thames
The road is closed on the western side of the Coromandel Pemninsula.