Quick removal of slash can prevent Gisborne from being 'munted', residents say
Submitters to Gisborne District Council want slash removed as it builds up.
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Star newspaper closure highlights digital need in Wairoa
The Wairoa Star's demise shows the need for 'digital resilience'.
'Catastrophic': 18m-deep gully leaves community on a road to nowhere
Gabrielle wiped out 50m of the main road to Kererū. 15 months later, it's still cut off.
Silt impact: Cyclone-related damage to seabed could harm fish population
One survey focused on the impact of cyclone-related silt on the marine environment.
Niwa finds seafloor ecosystem recovery off Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, since Gabrielle
Seafloor ecosystem recovery off Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, since cyclone.
Gisborne group fights for bridge funding to save family farms
Bridging Tairāwhiti, a Gisborne group, campaigns for bridge repairs post-Cyclone.
Question mark hangs over whether Brookfields Bridge will be replaced
Uncertainty remains for whether the bridge will be rebuilt between Napier and Hastings.
Westpac NZ’s half year profit bounces after Cyclone Gabrielle
Bank heading into the second half of the year with good momentum, says CEO.
Apple and grape picking season wraps up in Hawke’s Bay - how growers fared
Apple and grape growing is a huge sector in Hawke's Bay still recovering post-cyclone.
Property boom: Gisborne region soars in home consents and sales
Huge amount of property market "positivity" after a tough 2023.
Government told heartland town's 'economic potential' undermined by roads
Council tells Government town's economic potential is "undermined" by roading network.
Asbestos found in homes being demolished after Cyclone Gabrielle, cost to balloon to over $10m
Asbestos removal began on Thursday for the first Category 3 home to be demolished.
Low measles vaccination rates for Māori blamed on cyclone, pandemic
Counties Manukau is one area where immunisation rates for tamariki Māori are low.
Four-lane Hawke’s Bay Expressway to lose funding if Government axes $6b infrastructure plan
Three major roading projects were set to be funded by the $6b National Resilience Plan.
Kaimanawa muster: Wild west comes to Waiouru
The wild horse muster didn't go ahead last year because of Cyclone Gabrielle.
Bailey bridge makes a huge difference for East Coast community
A new Bailey bridge has gone up on the Makarika No 2 Bridge south of Ruatōrea.
'So lucky to survive': Car owner shares story behind memorable cyclone photograph
The powerful image ran on the front of Hawke's Bay Today and the Herald after the flood.
Insurance premium hikes not all cyclone related
People in parts of Hawke's Bay have seen their insurance premiums go up 60pc this year.
Plans revealed for new stopbank at Waiohiki following Gabrielle floods
"Gap” in the stopbank network next to Waiohiki.
After spending $700k-plus on pins for Covid-19 workers, department now cutting costs
Some 80,000 frontline pandemic workers were given the pins.
Exports up, imports down in March - so should we be happy?
Imports take a tumble, kiwifruit and apples get country out of deficit.
‘Bloody crucified’: Parents of toddler lost in Cyclone Gabrielle angry at flawed warning system
'Someone just had to push a button once and we would still have our baby girl.'
'Big deal for rural NZ': More than year after flood, country’s largest wool cleaning plant re-opens near Napier
Seventy sparkies helped get the factory re-opened at the height of the rebuild.
'Abandoned' during a cyclone: NZ needs to develop new warning system for disasters, inquiry finds
'The sense that warnings were insufficient has undermined public confidence.'
Cyclones, Auckland deluge inquiry exposes how vulnerable NZ is to severe weather events
It's prompted the Government to scrap a bill aimed at improving emergency management.
Florist business blooming as it celebrates 10 years
The owner of Napier florist beauKayes loves to make someone's day with flowers.
Half of cyclone-wrecked Hawke's Bay properties now bought out or close to it
Across Hastings and Napier, 167 properties are in Category 3 and eligible for a buyout.
Cyclone Gabrielle dumps on Tai Rawhiti - now its the rubbish
Fly-tipping is skyrocketing in Gisborne, with 700 tonnes of rubbish dumped
Loss of Hawke's Bay Tourism funding would be a 'disaster': Black Barn co-owner Kim Thorp
Kim Thorp says the region struggled to promote itself before Hawke's Bay Tourism.
$70M flood plan: 627 Wairoa properties moved out of limbo
Much of Wairoa was in the 2A category post-floods.
Knowledge of environment helps tackle climate change, says maramataka expert
Te Tai Tōkerau Community Resilience Action Plan is to be adapted throughout the region.
'We have a way to go': Firefighters’ internal review of Cyclone Gabrielle and Auck flood response
Fenz has set up specialist rescue teams for severe weather events.
Hastings facing one of highest rates rises in country - council could hit $700m debt
Council's 'challenging' draft Long Term Plan could include closing Frimley Pool.
Communication patchy, skilled volunteers turned away in Gabrielle's aftermath
'There’s got to be a better way'.