20 Feb 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle: Puketapu still only accessible by helicopter

From Checkpoint, 6:16 pm on 20 February 2023

People in rural parts of Hawke's Bay are still finding it hard to access what they need.

Flooding wiped out two bridges and caused multiple slips around Puketapu, and for many, the only contact with the outside world is by helicopter.

Farmer Erin Train, her two teenage sons, and elderly mother-in-law still have no power and limited phone coverage.