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Haumoana Giant Pumpkin Competition fundraising for flooded playcentre
Not even a cyclone could stop the second Giant Pumpkin Competition.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Safety fears after withdrawal of support for Mangaone River crossing
River crossing has been suddenly left in the Dartmoor community's hands.
‘It was a wall of water’: Inside the incredible Cyclone Gabrielle yacht rescue
The man plucked to safety from the water has launched his own salvage operation.
Cyclone-hit town wondering when aid is supposed to arrive
Residents say they feel forgotten.
'Engulfed in water': No warning for couple before losing home and pets
'We never thought there was any urgency to it.'
Wairoa: Iwi trust underwrites $2.5m to help aid recovery; PM finally visits
Hipkins visited two marae in Wairoa on Thursday.
'Quite frankly, it sucks': Coromandel businesses' cyclone recovery struggle
Fragile roading network plagues popular holiday peninsula.
Stuart Nash, and the challenge of being a leader when a cyclone upends everything
OPINION: An electorate devastated amid new portfolios. That’s a heck of a job for one man.
Sixty inquiries per rental: Cyclone compounds Hawke’s Bay rental crisis
Cyclone deepens rental crisis in Hawke's Bay.
Cyclone Gabrielle damage to Tairāwhiti farms estimated at $80m
Survey reveals the cost of recovery is more than the region can bear without support.
Hawke's Bay Civil Defence boss was on leave for tramping trip when cyclone hit
Ian Macdonald was 'out of mobile coverage'.
Oxygen mystery: ‘We just want answers’ - heartbroken family of cyclone victim
Helen Street is remembered as a much-loved grandma and a 'strong woman'.
How flood relief payouts will attract fraudsters
After the Christchurch quakes there were three ponzi schemes.
Hawke’s Bay restaurants cooking up a storm to raise cyclone relief funds
“We are attempting to create the country’s biggest-ever dinner party."
$2m in cyclone grants issued to Hawke’s Bay businesses
The Government has helped with $2 million in grants.
Local Focus: Dartmoor residents ready to reconnect
Construction of a temporary bridge is under way for cut-off Dartmoor residents.
Iwi supporting whānau into homes following Cyclone Gabrielle
Iwi makes securing housing a major post-cyclone goal.
Cyclone-hit homeowners 'unlikely' to get payouts to fully rebuild
Successful claims for written-off properties probably won't fully replace houses.
Comfort food on the menu to raise vital funds for cyclone-devastated areas
Northland restaurants are cooking up a storm for cyclone relief on March 20.
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: Cyclone Gabrielle caught Govt on the back foot
Storm laid bare Govt's failure to invest in infrastructure and act on climate adaptation.
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.
Life in cut-off Tūtira: A month on, choppers are still a lifeline
Daily life has taken on a new look after Cyclone Gabrielle in the cut-off community.
Dire Strait: Call for Govt to step in as KiwiRail stuck with ageing Interisland fleet
New Zealand's $25 billion freight and logistics sector feeling pain of ferry failures too.
Watch: The Hawke’s Bay surf lifeguards who rescued about 250 people at the height of the floods
“While it is a huge tragedy, it is a miracle the loss wasn’t much greater."
'Doing our job': Soldiers disobeyed orders to save lives during Cyclone Gabrielle
Defence Force praises soldiers' initiative and courage.
‘Surrounded by mayhem’: Residents describe post-cyclone conditions a month on
Residents affected by Cyclone Gabrielle still trying to take back their lives.
Truck convoy makes historic trip from Taupō to Napier
About 30 trucks and trailers lined up on the Rangitāiki Plains for the 7am start.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Interim recovery manager for Hawke’s Bay appointed
Keriana Brooking will be responsible for transitioning the region to longer-term recovery.
'We might be one month in but it's still raw': Tararua one month after Cyclone Gabrielle
It's been one month since Cyclone Gabrielle decimated the coastal Tararua community.
Search and Rescue taskforce help repair marae, kaumātua housing, papa kāinga and urupā
Fenz and Search and Rescue teams have been cleaning up marae damaged by floods.
Parts of SH2 re-opened as Wairoa brought a step closer to reconnecting with Napier
Two crucial routes in the Wairoa area have now opened to traffic.
'Made every ounce of lost sleep so worthwhile': Te Arawa concert raises nearly $40K for flood victims
Concert organisers have described the amount of money raised as "humbling".
A month ago, Hawke’s Bay needed rescuing - now we need answers
For the sake of residents who've lost everything, authorities need to show what happened.