
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'.
The cyclone's speed 'quite simply overwhelmed the officials involved in the response'.
So far only a handful of applications for horses have come through for the 2024 muster.
Around 4100 New Zealanders visited 25 farms last Sunday.
A farmer was so concerned about stopbank failure, he paid $13k for an engineer's opinion.
A resource consent decision for the Waikare Gorge appears likely to be made in July.
Further work required to design appropriate flood mitigation.
Hawke’s Bay grows 70 per cent of NZ's apples and this year’s picking season has begun.
Plant and Food Research is trying to work out how to 'use the silt to our advantage'.
Flood-affected residents are still battling insurance claims a year on
Detective Steve Leonard's photo is now blown up on the wall at police headquarters.
'There's a lot saying how they’re hating going out into the orchard at the moment.'
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The state-owned enterprise has improved it full-year forecast.
“Finding different ways to diversify will ensure we can keep farming into the future.”
More than 160,000 tonnes of debris have been removed but foresters have a bigger worry.
'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
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.'
Cam Taylor had no search and rescue expertise, but his community needed saving.
The firm's FY23 loss before tax is expected to be double what was previously anticipated.
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.'