Live: Local state of emergency declared for Wairoa as river levels continue to rise StuffEvacuate now: Emergency alert sent to Wairoa residents as flooding begins RNZRain warning lifted in most areas, rough weather reaches central North Island NZ HeraldHeavy rain warnings, gusts of up to 120km/h as storm moves up country 1News‘Prepare to leave’: Wairoa residents warned river levels may ‘rise significantly’ Stuff
