Eastern Bay of Plenty schools will be advised to close tomorrow as a precaution.

Time to get out your gumboots and umbrellas with wet weather on the way.

Flood-stricken Bay of Plenty among many areas in line to get more wet weather.

Joan Newdick knew her cats would be okay, but was worried about her late husband's car.

Bay councils are preparing for the incoming heavy rain and gales.

There are concerns uninsured homeowners in Edgecumbe could be left out of pocket.

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

With only minutes to evacuate, Ryan Topperwien tried to secure his most precious items.

People living in the northern area of town are given the chance to get into their homes.

Edgecumbe residents allowed to return

Kraig Rimaha is impressed by the generous response to his playing outside a supermarket.

Financial assistance for Edgecumbe residents and businesses is being discussed.

Storm is expected to hit New Caledonia tonight before moving onto New Zealand.

Another cyclone is developing and heading our way, bringing with it more rain.

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.

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

"It was like a wall of brown water" - Man recounts narrow escape from floodwaters.

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.

Heavy rain is expected in the region today and tomorrow.

A detective has been grilled by a defendant over what he was doing at a Bay of Plenty property on the day of an alleged shootout that left four police offers injured last year.

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.

A self-styled mob president who terrorised a woman for more than a decade has been jailed for 18-and-a-half years.

The newly-announced Mana-Maori electoral deal is already causing acrimony, writes Bryce Edwards.

A man clinging to a bridge in floodwaters in Kawerau had his phone in his hand and was able to call the fire service for help.

Kawerau District Council staff are working as fast as they can to unblock drains after torrential rain caused flooding of over a metre.

Test match tickets for the British and Irish Lions tour are already sold out with only general admission remaining for the match against