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CHB tries to lower rates hike to 10% as cyclone-hit Hastings sticks with 15%
Hastings can't accommodate any new projects in 2024/25.
‘It broke my heart’: Firefighter’s emotional encounter with child trapped in house by floodwaters
'We weren’t leaving you darling, we were waiting here for you.'
Cabinet funds Napier-Wairoa highway realignment, Bailey Bridge to remain at least four more years
The cyclone sped up the need for a project in the melting pot for at least 20 years.
‘We lost our daughter’: Cyclone victims urge changes to save lives
The Collins family criticises authorities for failing to implement safety changes.
Is the emergency alert system better now than during Cyclone Gabrielle?
A flood victim believes more work is still needed to improve emergency alerts.
‘Like opening a window’: Unearthed phone shows cyclone smashing through Esk Valley
'Looking at those photos now, it’s surreal.'
'Please, let me stay': The cyclone survivor living in caravan on red-zoned land
For Waikato Gray, Esk Valley is more than just a home. It is five generations of history.
Eskdale man refuses buyout, stays on ancestral land after Cyclone Gabrielle
Cyclone Gabrielle floodwaters destroyed Waikato Gray’s Eskdale home in February 2023. He refused a council buyout, staying on his ancestral land in a caravan. Video / Rafaella Melo
'Ready to go': Community prepared for another Gabrielle
Flood preparedness has become part of the local school's curriculum.
Gisborne home could be uninsurable if not raised on stilts
Lizzy Burns has decided not to lift her property so her family can continue to live there.
Helping hand after cyclone devastation
Money has been allocated to many to help in recovery efforts.
Cyclone Gabrielle tragedy: The questions the probe into 14 deaths wants to answer
Two years ago Cyclone Gabrielle brought death and destruction.
Pretty with a purpose: How sunflowers are helping bring back the goodness to cyclone-hit soils
The crop will never be harvested, but it serves a very important purpose.
Cyclone Gabrielle: The couple who gave up their jobs and moved to Hawke's Bay to help
'This wasn’t just about clearing debris. It was about restoring hope.'
Opinion: It didn’t have to be this way – the day a region’s phones turned into expensive paperweights
OPINION: If the carriers are not willing to make preparations, our Govt should force them.
The 'scars' of Cyclone Gabrielle could linger on hillsides for decades
'Chances are that it’s going to take decades to 100 years, if at all, to patch up.'
'Timing was perfect': More than $10m from special cyclone Lotto draw now allocated
The largest grant given out in Hawke's Bay was $130,000 to shift an ablution block.
‘Wicked problem’: 28 actions addressing Gisborne’s land erosion
Sixty-thousand hectares in Gisborne need vegetation to combat erosion.
Bremworth secures $104.2m insurance payout after cyclone damage
Insurers have paid $62 million; the remaining $42.2 million is pending.
‘Was a hero, now it seems I’m a villain’: Businessman asked to leave flooded land a month after buying it off council
'Good on them for showing up. But there's no place for their business in Pākōwhai.'
A place to call home: Cyclone-smashed school rebuilt in time for new year
'I can’t wait to see the look in their eyes when they walk through the gate.'
'They have to do what they said': Frustration as flood resilience costs rise
Hawke's Bay Regional Council seeks extra funding as project costs reach $26.94 million.
‘Project about far more than infrastructure’ – cyclone-damaged bridge reopens
Road connection restored in Central Hawke's Bay after Cyclone Gabrielle's destruction.
'High public interest': Coroner prioritises hearings on 18 flood, cyclone deaths
The inquiry is likely to examine warnings, weather forecasts, landslide and flood risks.
Mystery as urn swept into Hawke’s Bay orchard found two years after cyclone
Shanae Tong saw something sticking out of the grass and realised it wasn't just debris.
‘Feeling good’: Napier MP Katie Nimon on pregnancy and priorities
The up-and-coming National political prospect is expecting her first baby.