Work to begin on temporary access to Marainanga Gorge
Contractors are working on repairs to the road through Marainanga Gorge.
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Latest from Cyclone Gabrielle
Making room for rivers: The flooding conversation that Hawke’s Bay needs to have
Widening Hawke's Bay rivers would come at a huge cost, but it could also save billions.
Much of the woody debris on Hawke’s Bay beaches is pine - but it is not slash
A Hawke’s Bay Regional Council report found beach debris was a mixture that included pine.
'Emerging risk': Fire more than a kilometre long in cyclone wood debris
People trying to clear wood debris from their cyclone-hit properties resort to burning it.
Simon Wilson: After Gabrielle, the challenge of rewilding
Rewilding sounds like such a good idea, so why don't we fund it and plan it properly?
'Tears rolled down my cheeks as I filmed the carnage': How Gabrielle devastated Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay families grapple to put their lives back together.
Smashing the global market: NZ hosts World Avocado Congress
Auckland welcomed 750 avocado industry players from around the world this week.
Iwi-owned Takitimu Seafoods to close
Ngāti Kahungunu’s fisheries business is shutting down, affecting 33 staff.
Calls intensify for wider Hawke’s Bay slash inquiry after sacking and resignation
"We still need to understand what caused the damage; how to avoid this happening again."
Snapper Bonanza fish auction raises $11k for Kaitaia Fire Brigade
Contestants also gave cash and a newly won TV to family whose home was damaged by fire.
Healthcare and aroha being choppered to rural communities
Seeing the need through a cultural lens critical to mission’s success.
'We knew we were in strife': Community mucks in to help flooded farm
Three-quarters of Naomi and Blair Castles' farm was underwater after the cyclone.
A review of the Esk Valley evacuation is likely. What will it find?
"Evacuate", read the text to Chris Barber's phone. He was already huddled in the rafters.
A dog's life after the storm
Sheep dog trials are a crucial part of life on the farm in the aftermath of the cyclone.
'There's always something that happens': Cyclone-hit farmers pick up the pieces
Tararua District's coastal residents remain philosophical after the cyclone.
'It's a time capsule': Wallet stolen 26 years ago found under storm-damaged tree
Retired Central Hawke’s Bay farmer Michael Hardy had long forgotten the theft.
Cyclone Gabrielle damage to Tairāwhiti farms estimated at $80m
Survey reveals the cost of recovery is more than the region can bear without support.
$2m in cyclone grants issued to Hawke’s Bay businesses
The Government has helped with $2 million in grants.
Cyclone Gabrielle: How did climate change worsen our century’s worst weather disaster?
Big deluges now up to four times more likely, with up to 30% more rain, in East Coast.
Man who bought Puketapu Store opens it to ‘feed the people’ post-cyclone
A Hawke's Bay man has not let Cyclone Gabrielle put him off from buying a local store.
Forestry Minister stands by decision to keep Hawke’s Bay out of land use inquiry
The two-month inquiry would take twice as long if Hawke's Bay was included, Nash says.
Why NZ should brace for outbreaks of spillover infections from animals
How New Zealand can protect itself from tummy bugs and leptospirosis following cyclones.
Hospitalised by leptospirosis - a warning for cyclone clean-up workers
Road worker assumed it was the flu at first, but then symptoms worsened.
Feds estimates cyclone could cost farmers over $1b
"There are farmers and growers whose livelihoods ... have been stamped out overnight."
Comment: 'Bloody hell, what's next?'
Marcus Musson looks at the forestry industry post-Cyclone Gabrielle.
No power, no bridge, and a pool for a bath: Community’s innovation in a crisis
A rural Hawke's Bay community is finding ways to get by amid plenty of challenges.
Coromandel facing more roading woes: 'This was meant to be the comeback summer'
The main highway between Hikuai and Whangamatā was closed after a washout on Sunday.
Months of work ahead: Hastings reveals estimated re-opening times for its rural roads
Dartmoor Road is expected to open with a temporary bridge in four to five weeks.
Cyclone-affected farmers share their stories for fundraising effort
All funds raised from Te Pari's Givealittle page will go to Rural Support Trust.
Tears and sweat shed as homeowners and volunteers dig in for Gabrielle clean-up
The Cyclone Gabrielle clean-up in Hawke's Bay is a mammoth operation.
Watch: Markets with Madison - carpet wool factory wiped out, demand set to spike
Carpet demand is set to surge after the floods.
Weekend temp shock: Autumn's 'dramatic' cold snap, thunderstorms for cyclone-hit regions
The weekend's warm start will be shortlived with day-time highs going from 26C - 15C.
Survivor of 1938 Esk Valley flooding reflects on mirrored disasters
It's 1938 and Patricia Morton's sleeping under the stars in fleece wool, her home buried.