A local state of emergency is continuing and some residents are still out of their homes in Tairawhiti/Gisborne after steady rain overnight. Read...

Heavy rain has eased but the state of emergency remains in place in Tairawhiti after two months` worth of rain fell in 36 hours, causing widespread flooding. Read...

Gisborne started to resemble Venice this afternoon as roads turned into canals for waterskis and wakeboards today. Heavy rain also raised river levels and flooded river banks throughout Tairāwhiti.Watch the Local Focus video... Read...

Some areas of the district have received more than 200mm of rain in 24 hours, the council says. Read...

Gisborne residents are coming together to put safety precautions in place as rain continues to soak the already flooded region. Read...

Gisborne`s mayor says nobody has yet been forced to leave their homes despite severe flooding in the region prompting a state of emergency being declared. Read...

With high tide looming, there are fears the flooding that has forced some residents to evacuate as river levels rise will get worse. Read...

A local state of emergency has been declared in Gisborne after wild weather saw rivers rise rapidly, giant trees crash to the ground and flash flooding hit the region overnight.Civil Defence controller Dave Wilson is encouraging... Read...

Some residents have self-evacuated, flooding around the district has closed several roads and river levels are being closely monitored. Read...

Civil Defence has declared a state of emergency across the whole Gisborne Tairawhiti district due to heavy rain, with surface flooding across the area. Read...