Photo: Facebook/KevCaro Whiteman
Flooding in Gisborne has seen homes evacuated in parts of the city which don't usually flood.
Police have gone door to door in ten streets in the Mangapapa suburb north east of the city.
Fifteen houses have been evacuated after torrential rain caused torrents of water to course out of streams and creeks. An orange heavy rain warning is in place for Gisborne until 1pm
Mangapapa resident Kory Moorcock tried to evacuate from his Shelley Road home but couldn't get far because a bridge was flooded.
Kathryn also speaks with Gisborne District Council Chief Executive and Civil Defence spokesperson Nadine Thatcher-Swann.
Surface flooding on Duncan Street, off Valley Road, in the Gisborne suburb of Mangapapa on Tuesday morning. Photo: Supplied / Jessica Saxby / Facebook
