‘Outrageous’: $9m of cyclone business support in Hawke’s Bay not spent
The number of grants paid hadn't been finalised, but leftover money would be returned.
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Local Focus: Gisborne community rallies around family who lost it all
The Alexander's family home was destroyed by flooding after Cyclone Gabrielle.
Housing advocate takes aim at council over cyclone displacement
Toitu Tairāwhiti Builtsmart director Willie Te Aho has worked tirelessly to house people.
Exhausted nurses fear making a fatal mistake, Employment Court hears
Health bosses say a planned one-hour strike by nurses on Wednesday is unlawful.
Budget 2023: What’s already been announced and where is the money going?
The Government will reveal Budget 2023 today - what has already been announced?
$10m for clean-up of woody debris good start but more needed: council
The forestry industry could still be made to help cover costs of the clean-up.
Analysis: Climate disasters hurt some NZ businesses more than others
Weather disaster analysis raises need for needs-based recovery packages, not blanket ones.
Cyclone recovery package: Councils, Opposition react
Cyclone Gabrielle's devastation is still being felt across NZ - but now there is hope.
Ngāti Porou say failure to act on forestry slash inquiry not an option
Iwi leader Selwyn Parata wants action, not more kōrero.
Tairāwhiti residents thankful for forestry after cyclone damage
It follows a report into the devastation caused by slash during Cyclone Gabrielle.
Govt announces new classrooms, schools ahead of Budget 2023 reveal
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins delivered the news at a Wellington school this morning.
More classrooms to be built; poll shows coalition likely election outcome
PM Chris Hipkins and Education Minister Jan Tinetti are expected to make the announcement.
Heavy rain and severe gales due to lash parts of country this week
Both islands are in for a mixed bag of weather conditions this week.
Stopbanks, roads and local response key factors in $941m pre-Budget cyclone relief
Government earmarks nearly $1 billion for cyclone recovery, announced in Hawke's Bay.
Gisborne mayor blasts land-use inquiry report critical of council, commissioners recommended
The report has brought an intense and swift reaction from Gisborne District Council.
Gisborne bar granted permission to open near kura
The bar will open near the school despite strong opposition at a recent hearing.
The slash report: Call for halt to production forestry in erosion zones
A report says there are just 5-10 years to "turn this environmental disaster around".
Interactive map shows bird's-eye view of flooding, silt damage in Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti
Map was created by Dragonfly Data Science in partnership with Social Wellbeing Agency.
Northland business making emergency homes for cyclone-hit families in Tairāwhiti
Site Scope has delivered four transportable homes so far with eight more to come.
Ikea-linked Dutch forestry giants buy 1600ha more land
Ministerial inquiry into destructive slash examining what needs to change.
Kiri Allan speaks on Meka Whaitiri meeting; waka-jumping law not triggered
The bombshell news was confirmed by Meka Whaitiri this morning.
'They looked after me': Willie Apiata gives back to the cyclone-impacted East Coast
The Victoria Cross recipient has raised $200,000 for cyclone-impacted families.
Kura kaupapa airs opposition to new Gisborne bar
Māori kaupapa school opposes new beer bar hoping to open just three doors down.
One critically hurt in Gisborne region
Two cars collided, leaving one critically hurt and another with minor injuries.
Local Focus: Pickleball popularity peaks in Gisborne
Pickleball Gisborne goes from a handful of players to over 150 members.
Woman living with terminal lung cancer continues fight over proposed changes to medicine law
Last Friday, Theresa Zame set up a petition to amend the Therapeutic Products Bill.
Will you live in your cyclone-hit home again? Minister details three categories to decide future
Consultation with cyclone-hit communities should take place from May.
Accusations surface of Green MP Elizabeth Kerekere ‘bullying’
Five people break ranks to speak out about Tai Rāwhiti-based MP's behaviour.
‘High’ risk of water pipe failure found before cyclone - report
Officials already knew the main supply for East Coast city was vulnerable.
Local Focus: CrossFit pair qualify for Brisbane championship
Gisborne master athletes, Debbie Hutchings and Tamera Nelson, prove age is just a number.
‘Stoked’: Relocatable homes arrive for some Tairāwhiti cyclone victims
Whānau displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle received a welcome boost this week.
Local Focus: Isolated and alone while losing his legs
Gisborne resident Josh Grant talks about his lonely brush with death.
Vanished in the cyclone: Where is Joseph Ahuriri?
Joseph Ahuriri's planned several-hour trip to Napier is now a missing persons case.