Evacuations underway in Tairawhiti after severe weather

Evacuations are underway in Tairawhiti. People living in the town of Te Karaka, 30-kilometres north-west of Gisborne, were told to evacuate in the early hours of this morning after the Waipaoa River topped 7.68m. The Civil Defence area manager for Gisborne Greg Shelton spoke to Corin Dann.