17 Mar 2023

Porangahau locals feel forgotten after Cyclone Gabrielle

From Morning Report, 6:43 am on 17 March 2023

Residents of the small Hawke's Bay town of Pōrangahau say they're feeling forgotten, with little sign of help from government agencies a month after Cyclone Gabrielle.

The remote village - on the coast about 45 minutes out of Waipukurau - was almost completely flooded.

Many houses were uninsured and about a third of people need to find somewhere else to live. 

Pokere Paewai reports.