
‘Outrageous’: $9m of cyclone business support in Hawke’s Bay not spent
The number of grants paid hadn't been finalised, but leftover money would be returned.
The number of grants paid hadn't been finalised, but leftover money would be returned.
The forestry industry could still be made to help cover costs of the clean-up.
Government earmarks nearly $1 billion for cyclone recovery, announced in Hawke's Bay.
A report says there are just 5-10 years to "turn this environmental disaster around".
Map was created by Dragonfly Data Science in partnership with Social Wellbeing Agency.
The bombshell news was confirmed by Meka Whaitiri this morning.
Joseph Ahuriri's planned several-hour trip to Napier is now a missing persons case.
The South Island also woke to a cold and frosty morning to kick off the long weekend.
"We still need to understand what caused the damage; how to avoid this happening again."
Free psychological first aid is among the assistance enabled by Kiwis' huge generosity.
The Rangitata made its first stocked voyage from Gisborne to Napier on Wednesday.
Rugby - a unifying force on the East Coast - will be hit hard by Cyclone Gabrielle damage.
New route a lifeline for hard-hit economies.
Whānau of missing Gisborne man seek psychic's power to locate him.
Survey reveals the cost of recovery is more than the region can bear without support.
The service has kept the two regions connected while State Highway 2 remains closed.
The man's daughter pleaded for anyone in the area with security cameras to contact her.
Reality is sinking in for the thousands who lost homes and businesses in the disaster.
Hundreds of buildings have been red-stickered and thousands yellow or white-stickered.
Stuart Nash says the scale of the debris is "completely unacceptable".
Police have released details of the last sighting of the missing 40-year-old man.
Donation follows huge community support for fundraiser.
Donation follows huge community support for fundraiser.
More wild weather forecast for regions battered by Gabrielle.
Power company says it has a responsibility to manage flows at Lake Waikaremoana.
OPINION: Public relations expert says alerting the public is harder than it looks.
Truckie John Milne has described his harrowing ordeal the night Cyclone Gabrielle arrived.
More than 170 houses red or yellowed stickered in a city desperately short of housing.
Police are trying to find thousands of people still missing following the cyclone.
Donation follows huge community support for fundraiser.