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Fresh flooding fears for Tairāwhiti as rain continues to pelt down

New flood warning in place for Tairāwhiti as the Waipaoa River continues to rise.

Gisborne and Wairoa, already walloped by weather, under new heavy rain watch

Second heavy rain watch closely follows first.

Heavy rain watch for flood-battered East Coast

Settled early autumn weather for most, but rainmaker targets soaked east.

'Significant impact': Warning of more foul weather in storm-battered areas

Road closures, power outages and a 'boil water' notice continue after days of flooding.

Wild week: Storm damage payouts expected to total 'tens of millions'

Two major flooding events in the space of five days are going to prove costly.

'We haven't had time to breathe': Gisborne mayor dissects week that's been

Rehette Stoltz says council staff are working around the clock to address the fallout.

Tairāwhiti flood clean-up 'will take about a year'

Battered East Coast faces long months of recovery after a second major event in a year.

Local Focus: Meet the feminist sound system

DJ Laura Lush is the creator of Ninth Wave Sound, a feminist sound system.

Gisborne floods: Work begins to clear roads, Kiri Allan assesses the damage

Minister for Emergency Management Kiri Allan has arrived in the region.

Northland students are ready to fight the Aquabots war

Northland year 6 to 13 students will compete their underwater robots next month.

Gisborne farm leader rallies against carbon sink fears

"If the farm goes, so does the school" - Toby Williams, Federated Farmers.

Hawke's Bay police seize more than $1m in assets following arrest

The seized property belonged to a 35-year-old man.

East Cape residents warned to be prepared ahead of possible flooding

The civil defence warning comes as heavy rain is forecast next week.

Local Focus: Families moving to Gisborne where the grass is greener

Overseas returnees move to Gisborne for a better family life.

Three Waters announcement 'silent' on Hawke's Bay alternative

Three Waters recommendations underwhelm mayors.

Dire predicted heartland town death toll: Fears of tangi cluster

Wairoa Hospital has no intensive care capacity or ventilators for severe Covid-19 cases.

Local Focus: Cancer doesn't stop, so fundraising dancers won't either

A Rhythm and Lines fundraiser in Gisborne will feature 3 hours of non-stop line dancing.

Fire rips across Gisborne beach and farmland

The fire is now contained.