Shops are flooding in Wairoa as the heavy overnight rain continues to "hose down" in the area. MetService has issued a new severe weather watch for Hawke's Bay, Gisborne and eastern Bay of Plenty.

A woman whose land is in the direct path of a proposed Wairoa spillway has a message for people not affected - stop grandstanding and save the drama for Shortland St. Wiki Hauraki says although ...