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![Forestry firms argue against rate hikes, citing already high payments](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Forestry firms argue against rate hikes, citing already high payments
Residents say forestry firms should boost payments for debris clean-up and road repairs.
![Drive to get horses microchipped in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Drive to get horses microchipped in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle
Disappearance and death of horses during the storm highlighted the need for microchips.
![Slips and broken bridges continue to keep eastern Te Paki tracks closed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Slips and broken bridges continue to keep eastern Te Paki tracks closed
Ngāti Kuri is mulling over alternatives to the extensively damaged waterfront walkways.
![Quick removal of slash can prevent Gisborne from being 'munted', residents say](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Quick removal of slash can prevent Gisborne from being 'munted', residents say
Submitters to Gisborne District Council want slash removed as it builds up.
![Silt impact: Cyclone-related damage to seabed could harm fish population](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Silt impact: Cyclone-related damage to seabed could harm fish population
One survey focused on the impact of cyclone-related silt on the marine environment.
![Gisborne group fights for bridge funding to save family farms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Gisborne group fights for bridge funding to save family farms
Bridging Tairāwhiti, a Gisborne group, campaigns for bridge repairs post-Cyclone.
![Apple and grape picking season wraps up in Hawke’s Bay - how growers fared](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Apple and grape picking season wraps up in Hawke’s Bay - how growers fared
Apple and grape growing is a huge sector in Hawke's Bay still recovering post-cyclone.
![Government told heartland town's 'economic potential' undermined by roads](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Government told heartland town's 'economic potential' undermined by roads
Council tells Government town's economic potential is "undermined" by roading network.
![Kaimanawa muster: Wild west comes to Waiouru](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Kaimanawa muster: Wild west comes to Waiouru
The wild horse muster didn't go ahead last year because of Cyclone Gabrielle.
!['Big deal for rural NZ': More than year after flood, country’s largest wool cleaning plant re-opens near Napier](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Big deal for rural NZ': More than year after flood, country’s largest wool cleaning plant re-opens near Napier
Seventy sparkies helped get the factory re-opened at the height of the rebuild.
![Cyclones, Auckland deluge inquiry exposes how vulnerable NZ is to severe weather events](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Cyclones, Auckland deluge inquiry exposes how vulnerable NZ is to severe weather events
It's prompted the Government to scrap a bill aimed at improving emergency management.
![Cyclone Gabrielle dumps on Tai Rawhiti - now its the rubbish](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Cyclone Gabrielle dumps on Tai Rawhiti - now its the rubbish
Fly-tipping is skyrocketing in Gisborne, with 700 tonnes of rubbish dumped
!['Pretty useful genetics': Why one region is set for a deer hunting boon in coming years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Pretty useful genetics': Why one region is set for a deer hunting boon in coming years
Farmed animals escaped during the cyclone and will have mated with the wild population.
![Cyclone emergency management staff resigned due to public ‘backlash’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Cyclone emergency management staff resigned due to public ‘backlash’
The Bush report calls for improved resourcing and training across emergency management.
![‘I’ll believe it when I see it’: Residents doubt action will follow Cyclone Gabrielle report](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
‘I’ll believe it when I see it’: Residents doubt action will follow Cyclone Gabrielle report
Independent review found Civil Defence did not plan for the "worst-case scenario".
![Cyclone review: Hawke's Bay Civil Defence staff told those concerned about flooding they were 'over-reacting'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Cyclone review: Hawke's Bay Civil Defence staff told those concerned about flooding they were 'over-reacting'
The cyclone's speed 'quite simply overwhelmed the officials involved in the response'.
!['Huge worry': Cost of living threatens Kaimanawa horse adoptions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Huge worry': Cost of living threatens Kaimanawa horse adoptions
So far only a handful of applications for horses have come through for the 2024 muster.
!['It was awesome': National open farm day a success](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'It was awesome': National open farm day a success
Around 4100 New Zealanders visited 25 farms last Sunday.
!['Warning shot': Hawke’s Bay stopbanks have 'major inherent weaknesses', report finds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Warning shot': Hawke’s Bay stopbanks have 'major inherent weaknesses', report finds
A farmer was so concerned about stopbank failure, he paid $13k for an engineer's opinion.
![New bridge plans at Puketapu revealed, Waikare bridge hopes still on ice](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
New bridge plans at Puketapu revealed, Waikare bridge hopes still on ice
A resource consent decision for the Waikare Gorge appears likely to be made in July.