26 Jun 2024

Gisborne and Hawke's Bay under state of emergency

From Midday Report, 12:10 pm on 26 June 2024

Communities in Te Tai Rawhiti and Hawke's Bay are under states of emergency as a result of serious weather in the past 24 hours. About 90 homes have been evacuated in Wairoa due to flooding - there have been widespread power outages, and a state of emergency is in force. State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier - along with State Highway 35 up the East Coast - are closed due to flooding and slips. Ben Strang speaks with Wairoa's mayor Craig Little.