'Hero phase': Mental health fallout from cyclone to be felt for years
'What is most important is to keep that strong sense of community.'
'What is most important is to keep that strong sense of community.'
Laughter has been one of Cyclone Gabrielle survivor's coping strategies a year on
'My Red Bands were not enough to walk around in, it was a struggle'.
Summer has finally arrived in New Zealand - unlike a year ago.
When wild weather hit, generous players swapped their football boots for gumboots.
Cyclone Gabrielle forever changed the lives of many in Hawke's Bay a year ago.
Premiums continue to rise, as insurers move further towards address-level pricing.
'My father set up this business about 50 years ago and we’re starting from the bottom.'
'I was calling them out of sheer panic. They started coming towards my voice.'
Projects are lined up in order of priority and will start as, and when, the funds arrive.
Urgent work to clean up cyclone-affected regions will continue, thanks to a $63m boost.
'It’s taken a lot of hard work by so many people to get where we are today.'
Much of the post-cyclone cleanup is done, but horticulture still faces a long recovery.
'You work your way through it and then all of a sudden it seems like a dream.'
A torrent of mud killed his partner as she slept. He's determined to continue her dream.
'The car sort of sums it up, how the cyclone just pushed everything around.'
A year after the cyclone and the Menzies are still waiting.
Last summer’s storms resulted in 50 major slip sites and surface flooding.
Psychologists say marking the day respectfully can be encouraging for those struggling.
“With the bridge out, we lost access to our yards."
Mayor Craig Little said Wairoa's scars are still 'very raw' a year on from the flooding.
$4m is to go towards four flood resilience projects in Whangārei, Ruawai and Kaipara.
Rebuilding after Cyclone Gabrielle last year is the biggest recovery Northland has faced.
New face with new ideas for fruit-growing industry.
A recycled bridge is an important step in restoring the gardens after the cyclone.
Horse of the Year has been cancelled three years in a row - this year will be special.
Flooding dealt Michelle Skafer a blow that Stable Hearts in Pākōwhai can't recover from.
The McCarthy family knew what to put on cyclone-devastated land - a community garden.
The agency issued more than 300 severe weather warnings and five of these were red.
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