Residents of Kaiaua in clean-up mode after damaging storm.

Campground manager Fiona Anderson tells people to leave due to flood risk. Credit: Dean Purcell

Allan Cook has been made a MNZOM for his public service to river and drainage engineering

2017 will be a record year for extreme weather events, following fires, floods and storms.

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Roxburgh residents will wake today to a second day without running water.

Heavy rain has caused flash flooding in Roxburgh, Central Otago. Credit: Kelly Muir

A violent flash flood has left the small South Island town cut off and without water.

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Lina and Blad Guzman had to evacuate their house due to rapidly rising waters.

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Months after the flood that swamped Edgecumbe, locals are still struggling on.

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Dozens of homes may be uninhabitable, but assessments were still taking place.

The region has now officially entered a recovery phase with team assessing the damage.

Moves are underway to remove emergency status as a massive clean-up gets underway.

The clean-up is underway but there's also anxiety about another deluge forecast.

Four months after extreme flooding, businesses are still struggling to survive.

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Tauranga experiences its heaviest rainfall from over the past month, flooding streets.