Home / Hawkes Bay TodayUpdatedChris HydeEditor - Hawke's Bay Today·Hawkes Bay Today·9 Jul, 2026 11:41 AM4 mins to readFlooding on a Wairoa street on Thursday night.Flooding on a Wairoa street on Thursday night.A local state of emergency has been declared, and more than a dozen roads are closed in and around Wairoa, as “serious flooding” from the Wairoa River encroaches onto streets, exacerbated by a rising tide and heavy swells.
An orange heavy rain warning for the ranges of Hawke’s Bay,
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