Edgecumbe
Marae initiative to help Edgecumbe residents without homes
An Edgecumbe grandmother forced out of her house by last year's flood has a place to call home again, thanks to a marae housing initiative.
Edgecumbe flood victims - where are they now?
It's been one year to the day since the stopbank broke and hundreds of homes were flooded in Edgecumbe. Locals describe what they've endured, and where they are now. Video, Audio
Flood-ravaged Edgecumbe homes being demolished
Edgecumbe homes red stickered after a wall of water burst through the town's stopbank earlier this year are finally being demolished.
Edgecumbe: home for Christmas?
Whakatane District Council Mayor Tony Bonne talks to Kathryn Ryan about the on-going impact on Edgecumbe and the surrounding district of April's devastating floods. Seven months on, with a new… Audio
About half of flooded Edgecumbe families back home
The Bay of Plenty township of Edgecumbe has fallen well short of getting all its flood-hit families back in their homes by Christmas.
Merry Christmas for some Edgecumbe residents
The Bay of Plenty township of Edgecumbe has fallen well short of getting all its flood-hit families back in their homes for Christmas - but not for want of trying. About half of the 250 families… Audio
Edgecumbe floods: 'Moving target' to re-house residents - mayor
Whakatāne District Council mayor Tony Bonne tells Guyon Espiner they had hoped to get all Edgecumbe residents back in their repaired homes after the Edgecumbe flood, but now they're hoping to get… Audio
After the flood, still high and dry
Edgecumbe residents are unlikely to be back home for Christmas, six months on from the stopbank failure and devastating flood, the local mayor says.
Edgecumbe floods: Residents still waiting after 6 months
Tom Furley is in Edgecumbe to check on progress with repairs, six months after the town was flooded. It had been hoped most of the residents would be back in their homes by Christmas but now only half… Audio
Edgecumbe locals patrol streets after dark to stop vandals
Community volunteers are walking the streets of Edgecumbe each night to keep vandals from damaging the houses left empty after the floods in the Bay of Plenty town. It's been six months since the… Audio
Edgecumble flood report 'pretty disappointing'
Edgecumbe residents are this morning still trying to digest the findings of an independent report into the eastern Bay of Plenty's wide-spread flooding in April, after the Rangitaiki river breached… Audio
Edgecumbe floods report says no single issue to blame
Edgecumbe locals have been left looking for someone to blame with a new independent report into the town's disastrous flood falling short of pointing the finger. The long-awaited independent review by… Audio
Report leaves Edgecumbe locals without answers
Edgecumbe residents say a new independent report into the town's disastrous flood has not answered their questions - including who is to blame.
Edgecumbe locals underwhelmed by flood report
A report into Edgecumbe's devastating April flood has left too many unanswered questions for some locals. The independent investigation headed by Sir Michael Cullen does not single out anyone to blame… Audio
Edgecumbe residents 'not sufficiently aware' of flood risks
An independent report into the catastrophic failure of Edgecumbe's stopbank has also found there was no evacuation plan. Audio
Frustrated flood victims turn out to support suing council
Frustrated Egdecumbe residents are throwing their support behind a lawsuit against the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, saying they want someone to blame for the devastating April flood.
Edgecumbe residents discuss suing regional council
It's been more than four months since Edgecumbe's devastating flood wrecked homes and lives and locals are just getting angrier about what's happened to them. Audio
Edgecumbe class action gains momentum
Edgecumbe residents are meeting tonight to consider joining class action against the Bay of Plenty Regional Council over the devastating April floods. Video, Audio
Emergency housing planned for Edgecumbe
An emergency housing development is being built at Kokohinau Marae in the Bay of Plenty to house families displaced by the Edgecumbe floods.
Edgecumbe retirees near stop bank face new mortgage
An Edgecumbe resident forced to sell his home to the Bay of Plenty council is worried he will not be able to buy another home with the proceeds.