A volunteer army has formed to help the flood-stricken town of Edgecumbe.

She says she rang to say the bank wasn't going to hold (made with funding from NZ On Air).

She says she called multiple times to tell them the flood wall woudn't hold up - Made with funding from NZ On Air.

An Edgecumbe business owner is concerned about finances. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

An Edgecumbe business owner is worried he won't cope financially after a flood ravaged the town, evacuating all its residents. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The flooding in Bay of Plenty has bee classified as "medium-scale adverse event".

More members of the flood-ravaged town can return to their homes this morning.

Former Finance Minister steps up to chair review as residents plan class action.

More than 300 animals rescued in Edgecumbe, including a boogie-boarding fox terrier.

Some Eastern Bay of Plenty residents will be given brief access to their homes today.

Floodwaters or sanitation concerns, or both, are keeping Edgecumbe residents away.

A small number of Edgecumbe residents can go home today.

A breach in a stopbank of the Rangitaiki River was closed at 11pm last night.

A Rotorua Daily Post reporter and photographer go inside the cordon zone at Edgecumbe.

Edgecumbe resident Tyler Warren raced into the flood zone to rescue his dogs.

But motel owners are worried where evacuees will go once their Easter bookings arrive

Trustpower's CEO says under their flooding plan nothing could have been done differently.

Rescuers used jet boats to reach stranded Edgecumbe locals in yesterday's flooding

Bay of Plenty Regional Council is concerned about the integrity of a Thornton floodwall.

Mayor Tony Bonne speaks about the unfolding drama. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Mayor Tony Bonne speaks to Local Focus about the unfolding drama. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Some had to flee without shoes. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Red Cross teams are warning residents to keep safe overnight.

Evacuated Edgecumbe residents face the next three days out of their homes.

The order came around 8.30am - Made with funding from NZ On Air

The order came around 8.30am - Made with funding from NZ On Air

100 years on, NZ's darkest hour at Passchendaele remembered with commemorative stamps

A boy with cancer can't get to school because of a severe shortage of disability taxis.

Boy actor James Rolleston has pleaded guilty to causing a crash which left him and his friend seriously injured last July.

The skies are beginning to clear after last night's storm, but the respite may be short-lived, with thunderstorms and more heavy rain forecast for later today.