Cyclone Gabrielle: Ways rural farmers can access support
The farming industry in the Tararua District has been hit hard by Cyclone Gabrielle.
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"I prayed for my life that night and I’m haunted by the sound of water."
Disaster relief fund: How you can apply
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At least $120m needed to fix Northland roads damaged by cyclone
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250mm an hour: Farmer's astonishing rain reading in Hawke's Bay hills
A weather station on a farm in Waiwhare recorded 730mm of rain in two days.
Hawke’s Bay winegrowers: ‘We’re down but not out’
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Salmonella and leptospirosis showing on the east coast of the North Island
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Live: 'Absolutely bucketing down' - Esk Valley may evacuate; 23 'uncontactable' in HB; Mobster arrested in Napier
More wild weather forecast for regions battered by Gabrielle.
Hundreds of displaced RSE workers rehomed after floods in Hawke’s Bay
RSE workers are getting back into accommodation.
New forestry slash inquiry ‘too brief’ to consider issues - industry
The Forest Owners Association says tree-planting is imperative to tackle climate change
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MetService warns of slips and road closures in hard-hit areas as the rain continues.
Tararua Rural Support Trust: What’s been happening post-cyclone
RST has been co-ordinating support from volunteers in Tararua.
Esk Valley winery digs out 12,000 bottles of wine from silt
Volunteers log hours digging out 12,000 bottles trapped underground.
Live: In firing line - heavy rain watches for regions devastated by Gabrielle
MetService warns of slips and road closures in hard-hit areas as the rain continues.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Restored river crossing promises fuel boost but heightens looting fear
More rain is destined for Hawke's Bay which could spell trouble for flood-stricken people.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Elderly Hawke’s Bay couple airlifted off roof after 111 call made in Invercargill by relatives
The Pakowhai couple waited for five hours on the roof for the helicopter to help them.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Poachers just one more worry farmers don’t need
Councils should also show leeway on the usual RMA red tape and consents.
Watch: What a scoop! Sheep rescued from silt by digger
Zoe Richardson said the sheep was in 'quite a predicament'.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Help from the outside - rural communities rally
Rural communities around the North Island mustering help for Hawke's Bay and the Coast.
Local Focus: ‘Dead livestock everywhere’
Volunteers have spent days cleaning up dead animals in Hastings after Cyclone Gabrielle.
Help or hindrance? Ex-mayor questions Civil Defence's donations advice
People want to help cyclone victims, but Civil Defence says it's not always helpful.
‘It’s starting to smell pretty bad’: Growers reeling from lost crops and fields of ‘rotting kumara’
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‘Miniscule’: Govt cyclone support package prompts calls for more help
The cost of damage to orchards ranged from $150,000 to $250,000 per hectare.
RSE workers set to be given new jobs to help in post-cyclone clean-up
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Aerial angels descend on rural areas
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Kind of a pig deal: Rescued piglet to bring home the bacon for flood relief
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‘If I’d stayed, we’d have both drowned’: Margaret, 76, swims through flooded orchard to save husband’s life
With floodwaters rising around her, Margaret had to act.