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Cyclone-hit business moving back after a rent-free ten months
Jack Tarrant said his team was met with a warm smile and a fully stocked beer fridge.
Esk River Bridge slow-down on SH2 for cracks to be repaired
Hawke's Bay's Esk River Bridge is 80 years old and it will take 3 weeks to repair it.
Buy-out meetings for cyclone hit properties under way
More than half have had first meetings with the special council office or are about to.
Cyclone Gabrielle still affecting Napier Port’s profits
A subdued log export market contributed to softer cargo volume.
Hastings rifle range closed after spot inspection: ‘Common sense doesn’t prevail’
The cyclone damaged a rifle range, but there's no leniency from inspectors, manager says.
Coromandel's SH25A to open before Christmas - three months early
The reopening of the road brings a welcome economic boost to the Coromandel Peninsula.
Putting Robbie Williams at the Mission was a match made in the mirror
REVIEW: 25,000 roared, many for eight hours, as a concert phenomenon continues.
'This is the tipping point': Fears businesses won’t survive another Brynderwyns closure
Northland leaders say the next Brynderwyn closure will be the final straw for some.
Wairoa flooding shows need for long-term mental health support after Cyclone Gabrielle
The sound of rain now brings back terrifying memories for some Hawke’s Bay residents.
‘It’s hard on those children:’ Hawke’s Bay pupils flooded out of classrooms for second time
Principal: "We’ve been quite the refugee school."
Video: ‘Twice in one year is unbelievable’ - homes flooded in northern Hawke’s Bay
"I’ve never seen water like this before."
The Dinner Club still bringing people together months after Cyclone Gabrielle
The tables are set, and there is a delicious smell coming from the kitchen.
'I haven’t heard them complain': The jobseekers who rebuilt Tararua's cyclone-smashed farm fences
Through the tough winter months, this team kept showing up for the greater good.
Wanted: 1.60ha of flat land in the Napier-Hastings area
Cyclone-hit doggy daycare owners in search for new site.
We’ve had Opo the dolphin - now meet Flaxmere's Asher the parrot
Asher the Flaxmere parrot is a chip off the old block,
'We get put through hoop after hoop': The wait to return home in Whirinaki
Potential resilience plans include a stopbank and the raising of State Highway 2.
Cyclone recovery cash deal signed, buyouts begin in Hawke’s Bay
Five local councils and Government sign a $556 million cost-sharing recovery package.
Former Gisborne mayor’s illegal seawall raises concerns
Meng Foon cited erosion from Cyclone Gabrielle as a key driver of the project.
Pet Day tradition carries on strong for school community at cyclone-hit Patoka
Patoka School students celebrated a return to normal life with their Pet Day on Thursday.
'Really stoked': Cyclone-damaged mountain bike park reopens
Eight months after Cyclone Gabrielle gave the Taupō bike park a battering, it's reopened.
What will NZ droughts look like in 30 years? El Nino, potential billion dollar toll
Scientists are exploring what a horror drought will look like in a climate-warmed future.
'This is just madness': MetService staff in disbelief at fatal flood forecasting
An internal review seen by the Herald says warning systems need 'substantial changes'.
Chorus unveils tool to help it face the next big natural disaster
Plus: Spark, One and 2degrees update on their post-Gabrielle efforts to boost resilience.
Coastguard Hawke’s Bay wins national awards treble
Unit of the Year: Coastguard HB was called out more than 40 times in the year.
Hastings’ post-cyclone free store faces its own troubles
The popular shop has a hefty power bill and is set to lose its premises.
'It was luck, really': The emergency resilience pods that aided Wairoa in hour of need
Twenty one emergency resilience pods arrived in Wairoa just days before Cyclone Gabrielle.
Insurance premium hikes hit record high
Cost increases should start abating - insurance industry group.
Coromandel Peninsula gets Government boost for flood protection
More funds have been secured for Coromandel flood protection.
'Mad scramble': How Cyclone Gabrielle caught first responders flat-footed
During Cyclone Gabrielle, firefighters struggled to access key areas of Hawke's Bay.
1.2 million cubic metres to go: Plea for funding to remove cyclone silt in Hawke's Bay
More than half of the silt dumped by the cyclone is still sitting, waiting to be cleared.
‘Big surprise’: Kiwifruit grower heartened to see crops growing again after cyclone
'If there is a spark of life, there is hope, and we will carry on.'
Napier council agrees to lease land for cabins for cyclone-displaced whānau
Some residents forced from their cyclone-damaged whenua may soon have a temporary home.
'All smiles': Pan Pac’s Napier plant reaches milestone in $280m cyclone recovery
Chip mill restarted, 120ha forest purchased.