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Oxygen mystery: ‘We just want answers’ - heartbroken family of cyclone victim
Helen Street is remembered as a much-loved grandma and a 'strong woman'.
Stuart Nash resigns: Parliament debate calls to relinquish all portfolios
Napier MP Stuart Nash will no longer act as Police Minister.
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.
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."
Truck convoy makes historic trip from Taupō to Napier
About 30 trucks and trailers lined up on the Rangitāiki Plains for the 7am start.
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.
One month on from Hawke's Bay's 'most significant' recorded weather event
Cleared silt on residential properties in Hastings will be collected and disposed of.
Fijian troops helping in Hawke's Bay, post-cyclone, get a taste of Kiwi life
Fijian troops here to help post Cyclone Gabrielle got a taste of sheep shearing.
Rugby: All square in love and war at Te Wero
600-strong crowd sees an act of cyclone-fuelled history as Māhia score last-minute try.
Cyclone refugees: Couple to live in caravan for a year, others to rebuild from the ground up
Reality is sinking in for the thousands who lost homes and businesses in the disaster.
Traditional Māori practitioners travel to support flood-hit whānau
Traditional Māori practitioners will be providing mirimiri and rōngoa in Hawke's Bay.
Prison rioters caused $1 million in damage
Paul Makoare was just 18 years old and a remand prisoner when he took part in the riot.
Lack of evidence roadworkers were threatened with guns led to PM doubting claim
Hipkins disputing the claim added to feelings the Government isn't taking crime seriously.
Historian to give talks on Hawke’s Bay's flood plains as cyclone fundraiser
Talks will be a Cyclone Gabrielle fundraiser for Hawke’s Bay Disaster Relief Fund.
Forestry Minister stands by decision to keep Hawke’s Bay out of land use inquiry
The two-month inquiry would take twice as long if Hawke's Bay was included, Nash says.
‘Definitely rebuildable’: KiwiRail reveal timeframe for Hawke’s Bay railway rebuild
“I don’t want to downplay it, but this looks a lot worse than it is."
Police still looking for a home detention woman who bolted during Cyclone Gabrielle
Corrections' electronic systems were tested during Cyclone Gabrielle.
Opinion: Two things especially clear after Cyclone Gabrielle
OPINION: We all have a part to play in the response to Cyclone Gabrielle.
Hi Eagle, it’s Jack: Police helicopter unit responds to boy’s backyard message
"Love this. It’s the small gestures in life that sometimes have the biggest impact."
No power, no bridge, and a pool for a bath: Community’s innovation in a crisis
A rural Hawke's Bay community is finding ways to get by amid plenty of challenges.
‘Life’s Little Dramas’: Hawke’s Bay artist’s unintentional flooding exhibition opens
David Guerin lost years' worth of work when floods hit his home.
Cup triumphs and football heroes to be toasted at 50th celebration
Red carpet set to be laid out to returning sporting heroes of famous club.
Most Hawke's Bay councils still leaving silt clean-up to homeowners
Only the Wairoa council is picking up the bill for silt clean-up on private property.
‘It was a beautiful thing’: Hawke’s Bay community turns out to walk displaced dogs
Volunteers walk the dogs in HUHA's care three times a day.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Police Minister challenges Opposition claim gang members threatened roadworkers with guns
Last week, police said there was very little information to follow up on.
Months of work ahead: Hastings reveals estimated re-opening times for its rural roads
Dartmoor Road is expected to open with a temporary bridge in four to five weeks.
Man arrested after serious Cornwall Park assault
A 32-year-old man has been charged after a serious assault in Hastings on Saturday.
Māori need to have that difficult conversation about climate change
Hawke's Bay Māori have tough decisions to make on marae locations
Editorial: Task force route suggests long and winding road
The Government is setting up a steady, thorough process on recovery and resilience.
'We are going to miss you dearly': Who are the 11 victims of Cyclone Gabrielle?
Two more deaths were confirmed by police this morning, taking the toll to 11.
Tears and sweat shed as homeowners and volunteers dig in for Gabrielle clean-up
The Cyclone Gabrielle clean-up in Hawke's Bay is a mammoth operation.
‘I didn’t care about drowning, I just had to save my mokos’ - cyclone survivor
Battling neck-high flood waters, Jim McIlroy put the live of his mokos ahead of his own.
750 buildings condemned after January floods, Cyclone Gabrielle
Hundreds of buildings have been red-stickered and thousands yellow or white-stickered.