
'Lots of crying': Family reunited with cat missing after cyclone one year on
Phoebe lived in a colony of stray cats for a year after she bolted during the cyclone.
Phoebe lived in a colony of stray cats for a year after she bolted during the cyclone.
Mountain-bike trail to open after previous park destroyed.
A heavy rain watch has been issued for beleaguered eastern region.
The Bush report calls for improved resourcing and training across emergency management.
Continuing to fund the programmes would cost $4.4 million over 10 years.
Independent review found Civil Defence did not plan for the "worst-case scenario".
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The cyclone's speed 'quite simply overwhelmed the officials involved in the response'.
The review into Civil Defence’s response to Cyclone Gabrielle is set to be released today.
After a long wait, the Cyclone Gabrielle Appeal Trust fund is open for applications.
Cyclone Gabrielle was a catalyst for cancer treatment in northern Hawke's Bay.
Woman who gave away tens of thousands of meals says she was escorted out of MSD offices.
Need for schools and early childhood centres be properly resourced for hubs.
For weeks after Cyclone Gabrielle, Hawke's Bay's power nearly all came from one place.
Popular northern Hawke's Bay tourist attraction will stay closed for a few more months.
The situation Pākōwhai is in is complex, but two men say there's a simple red-zone fix.
Around 4100 New Zealanders visited 25 farms last Sunday.
A farmer was so concerned about stopbank failure, he paid $13k for an engineer's opinion.
Charges and fees targeted as council looks to limit rates hike.
The Napier-Wairoa railway line has had hardly any trains in the last decade.
Peter and Mary Vujcich are finally getting the retirement they thought had disappeared.
With severe weather events on the increase, homeowners may not be covered by insurance.
Further work required to design appropriate flood mitigation.
Councils still need hundreds of millions to rebuild our cyclone-devastated roads.
Small slips have been repaired. Damage is very visible to the road, but it is functional.
Temperatures in the region dipped overnight to below average levels for this time of year.
It's believed a streamlined consent process should enable a faster Hawke's Bay rebuild.
Adam Green and Megan Banks were elated after their epic scooter journey.
'One home has 40+ owners so permission's needed from at least 50 per cent of the owners.'