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![Analysis: Climate disasters hurt some NZ businesses more than others](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Analysis: Climate disasters hurt some NZ businesses more than others
Weather disaster analysis raises need for needs-based recovery packages, not blanket ones.
![Cyclone Gabrielle: Road destruction set to hit Heartland rugby heroes hard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Cyclone Gabrielle: Road destruction set to hit Heartland rugby heroes hard
Rugby - a unifying force on the East Coast - will be hit hard by Cyclone Gabrielle damage.
![Cyclone Hale: Brave rescuers free family from submerged ute](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Cyclone Hale: Brave rescuers free family from submerged ute
They formed a human chain to pull the family from the ute in Ruatoria's Kopuaroa stream.
![Saving history: All Black’s passionate mission to save ‘taonga’ of the East Coast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Saving history: All Black’s passionate mission to save ‘taonga’ of the East Coast
Cost of restoring and saving historic East Coast site could top $8 million.
![Agony and ecstasy: How rugby heroes triumphed over on-field tragedy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Agony and ecstasy: How rugby heroes triumphed over on-field tragedy
A day of deep sorrow ended in a day of joy for rugby fans on the East Coast.
![Watch: Emotional haka after rugby player dies during East Coast match](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Watch: Emotional haka after rugby player dies during East Coast match
'There are people crying tears of happiness and people who are crying tears of sorrow.'
![Rugby player collapses, dies during celebration match, cup final goes ahead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Rugby player collapses, dies during celebration match, cup final goes ahead
Players and spectators were left shocked after a player collapsed.
![Mum goes from stop-go sign operator to roading boss](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Mum goes from stop-go sign operator to roading boss
Breaking gender barriers is a serious business for East Coast pathfinder Kat Kaiwai.
!['Challenging times ahead': Real costs of devastating North Island storms emerge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Challenging times ahead': Real costs of devastating North Island storms emerge
Long clean-up ahead and millions in uninsured crop and stock loss.
!['I want some justice': Hīkoi at Tokomaru Bay over endless leases](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'I want some justice': Hīkoi at Tokomaru Bay over endless leases
Contractual arrangements have stripped Māori landowners of control of their whenua.
![Costly road to recovery: Roading bill after three-day storm could top $50 million](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Costly road to recovery: Roading bill after three-day storm could top $50 million
Parts of State Highway 35, hammered by March's storm, have been described as a "disgrace".
![Omicron outbreak: Heartland warning after multiple rest home deaths](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Omicron outbreak: Heartland warning after multiple rest home deaths
Health boss says rest home deaths highlight risks to 'vulnerable population'.
![Local Focus: Life lessons from Les - 103 not out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Local Focus: Life lessons from Les - 103 not out
WWll veteran Les Morice has a peaceful recipe for a long and healthy life.
![Live: 'Oh s***' - Positive BOP case, mayor tells of 'pretty leaky' border](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Live: 'Oh s***' - Positive BOP case, mayor tells of 'pretty leaky' border
Winston Peters has claimed the positive case was brought to Northland by the Mongrel Mob.
![Six-year horse ride: Circumnavigation of NZ nears finish line](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Six-year horse ride: Circumnavigation of NZ nears finish line
Larissa Mueller set off from Clifton, Hawke's Bay, in 2015. She arrives back this weekend.
![Public aid police in arrest of Mongrel Mob kidnapper](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Public aid police in arrest of Mongrel Mob kidnapper
The 45-year-old Mongrel Mob member would likely appear in court on Monday.
![Gisborne Police investigating kidnapping linked to Mongrel Mob tangi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Gisborne Police investigating kidnapping linked to Mongrel Mob tangi
Police are appealing for any information related to the kidnapping incident.
![Ambulance raises alarm after serious crash outside Ruatoria, five injured](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Ambulance raises alarm after serious crash outside Ruatoria, five injured
Police were alerted to the crashed vehicle in the early hours of today.
![Communities split over free school lunches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Communities split over free school lunches
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?
![Free school lunches: North Island (except Wellington)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Free school lunches: North Island (except Wellington)
Full list: North Island schools getting free school lunches (except Wellington).
![PM vows Dame Whina's legacy will be taught in schools](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
PM vows Dame Whina's legacy will be taught in schools
Statue to 'Mother of the Nation' Dame Whina Cooper unveiled in Panguru before huge crowd.