'Tomorrow is a gift': Cyclone Gabrielle survivor on life a year after partner's death in landslide
A torrent of mud killed his partner as she slept. He's determined to continue her dream.
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A car floated upside down into the side of Chris Barber's home. He never found out whose it was
'The car sort of sums it up, how the cyclone just pushed everything around.'
'We’ve become so much more aware of the ebb and flow of the river.' Still no bridge one year after the cyclone
A year after the cyclone and the Menzies are still waiting.
Recovery roadworks to resume across Coromandel
Last summer’s storms resulted in 50 major slip sites and surface flooding.
Cyclone Gabrielle: NZ needs a plan to fix failing infrastructure
Opinion: It was the worst storm to hit NZ in years and repairs are still going on.
Research shows farmers' main concern for the next decade
'This research captures the zeitgeist of the New Zealand primary sector very well.'
Cyclone Gabrielle anniversary set to challenge, and help, a still-grieving region
Psychologists say marking the day respectfully can be encouraging for those struggling.
Rebuilding farm bridges after Cyclone Gabrielle
“With the bridge out, we lost access to our yards."
Wairoa to mark cyclone anniversary by reflecting on loss, acknowledging progress
Mayor Craig Little said Wairoa's scars are still 'very raw' a year on from the flooding.
Whangārei District Council given $3m for flood relief in problematic suburb
$4m is to go towards four flood resilience projects in Whangārei, Ruawai and Kaipara.
Cost of Cyclone Gabrielle recovery in Northland hits $1bn mark
Rebuilding after Cyclone Gabrielle last year is the biggest recovery Northland has faced.
'Better returns for growers': New fruitgrowers' boss announced
New face with new ideas for fruit-growing industry.
Whangārei Quarry Gardens gets bridges over troubled waters after cyclone
A recycled bridge is an important step in restoring the gardens after the cyclone.
‘Extreme effort to keep it going’: 100 new stables boost 2024 Horse of the Year
Horse of the Year has been cancelled three years in a row - this year will be special.
Journey of grief: Woman who lost 11 horses in cyclone on why she's leaving Hawke's Bay
Flooding dealt Michelle Skafer a blow that Stable Hearts in Pākōwhai can't recover from.
Sunflowers from the silt: Community garden teaches Hawke’s Bay sustainable practices
The McCarthy family knew what to put on cyclone-devastated land - a community garden.
2023 ‘significant year’ dominated by extreme weather - MetService
The agency issued more than 300 severe weather warnings and five of these were red.
Winston in the manger? Jamie Mackay dishes out The Country's Annual Awards
OPINION: The Country host takes a look back at the highs and lows of 2023.
East Coast and Tairāwhiti farmers still struggling after Cyclone Gabrielle
Many East Coast and Tairāwhiti farmers are still stuck in the mud.
'All the bitumen is going soft': Wairoa farmer questions quality of cyclone-hit highway's new seal
Highway damaged by cyclone is breaking up again within weeks of being repaired.
Auckland floods, Cyclone Gabrielle, and a year of extreme weather
The Front Page reports on two major weather events that stunned the country this year.
Fruit shortage: Supply issues in lead-up to Christmas
Cyclone Gabrielle decimated crops in Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne.
'It didn’t come from the river': Town's flooding to be subject of independent investigation
"Some said the water came from the river but it didn’t, it came from behind us."
The region that needs up to 8000 new workers: 'Will dominate what we do for years'
Accommodation villages being mulled for an influx of workers to cyclone-hit Hawke's Bay.
Luxon says Cyclone Gabrielle-hit zones 'not forgotten', SH2 'in really bad shape'
The PM is in Cyclone Gabrielle-hit Wairoa in a change from his duties this week.
Cyclone-hit forest owners given time to avoid repaying carbon credits
Replanting has been delayed by slips, road damage and flooded nurseries.
Tararua Rural Support Trust cyclone recovery expo a hit
Free fencing gear and goodie bags were on offer at the expo.
Jo's hidden food forest flourishing in Coromandel subdivision
'I have always strived to be as self-sustaining as possible.'
Free fencing convoy hopes to bring 'mighty big smiles' to storm-hit farmers
Around 300 farmers in line to receive a bundle of fence posts to help restore their farms.
Opinion: Fighting fires, preventing floods - the case for a dam has never been stronger
OPINION: Gabrielle then wouldn't have caused as much damage in CHB, Tim Gilbertson argues.
The Wairoa River - when the mouth opened, it all went
Police knocked on doors to wake families to alert them to the dangers of the rising river.
Let’s be fair — the Wairoa show is cancelled, but town gets a big day out
Cyclone damage at the showgrounds means a fair to be held in the main street instead.
Cyclone Gabrielle devastated farmers eligible for $1500 free fencing
Farmers are being urged to sign up quick for the fencing bundles.
Some Kaipara road slips from February storms could take three years to fix
There are 71 slips still impacting Kaipara roads after multiple severe weather events.