'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.
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Friday evening's show includes a star-studded line-up of Māori performers.
Hawke's Bay residents fighting to stay in homes welcome National's cyclone Ombudsman
The Prime Minister has suggested the move would add another layer of bureaucracy.
'Dealing with them their own way': Vigilante justice, claims looters assaulted at cyclone-damaged homes
'If I was a big burly guy and confronted someone on my property, I would do the same.'
Hawke's Bay farmer rapt to move out of Category 3; others still fighting ahead of deadline
'I said to them, well I shouldn't be in Category 3.'
Government agrees to buyout deal with Nelson council
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'The sea was like a washing machine': Awards for sailors who rescued yachtsman in cyclone
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DoC wants to get "as much as possible" open for summer 2023.
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'You can’t keep allowing mindless infill into areas that can’t handle it.'
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'We are in this little lost category': Cyclone property owners still waiting for answers
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Editorial: Tragic lessons from Hawaiian inferno
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FENZ investigation finds lack of landslide-related training for firefighters
'FENZ’s risk management systems did not identify landslides as a hazard.'
'Big relief': Napier and Hastings get another commuter bridge
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Net loss: Double rāhui for Hawke's Bay whitebait ahead of season opening
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Wairoa has no flood protection; Mayor welcomes $70m to change that
Wairoa has received a large Government package to protect against flooding.
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Ombudsman calls for ‘more trust of iwi’ after cyclone visit
'People’s lives at the moment are too much on hold.'