Flooding on SH2 west of Pukehina which, if any worse, would have further isolated the Eastern Bay

This has been a challenging week for the Eastern Bay of Plenty, most especially the residents of Edgecumbe and surrounds directly affected by the flooding. This includes 3 of our staff members, who despite the uncertainty of their personal situations, have continued to give of their best for our patients, Edgecumbe patients and even Kawerau Medical Centre patients who turned up at Tarawera Medial Centre on Thursday afternoon reporting finding their practice closed and abandoned. We have liased closely with the Eastern Bay Primary Health Alliance to support the staff of the Edgecumbe practice and offered use of our rooms if required. Road closures have made it difficult for staff commuting from Papamoa and Rotorua but despite this we have remained fully staffed and operational in line with our long standing committment to the community. Here’s hoping for a warm dry spell so that our staff and the rest of the Edgecumbe evacuees can get back to their homes and lives.

Braemar Road fortunatley remained open despite a lot of mud.

SH30 reopened on Friday after being closed for 2 days due to this big slip near Hauparu Bay.