23 Mar 2022

Rain continues in Tairāwhiti in state of emergency after storm

From Checkpoint, 5:21 pm on 23 March 2022

The rain is falling again in Tairāwhiti, which is already in a state of emergency after 300mm of rain fell in 24 hours.

More than 100 people have had to evacuate, others remain cut off by flooding, roads have been washed away and more rain is on the way.

Our reporter Tom Kitchin is in Tolaga Bay and filed this report.