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.

Residents evacuated from dry homes in the Eastern Bay have voiced their anger.

Hundreds of angry Edgecumbe residents stormed out of a public meeting last night.

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 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

Flooding, evacuations and complete chaos - tropical storm Debbie brought it all to NZ.

Jetboats struggled against the flow of water through Edgecumbe today.

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.

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.

Heavy rain is expected in the region today and tomorrow.

Years ago, a Maori boy was caught stealing lollies at the local Four Square. A report labelled him a "thug". He was 10 years old, writes Dame Susan Devoy.

Whakatane Mayor Tony Bonne is confident in the success of the region, despite a Maxim Institute report projecting population decline in the next two decades. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Whakatane Mayor Tony Bonne is confident in the success of the region, despite a Maxim Institute report projecting population decline in the next two decades. Made with funding from NZ On Air.