Gisborne Photo: Liam Clayton / Gisborne Herald
Matthew is in Gisborne where a controversial East Coast barge has been cut from the Government funding list.
Te Rimu Trust was spearheading a marine facility at Te Araroa which would have allowed logs, metal aggregate and other products to be transported to other coastal ports. And, Matthew takes a look behind-the-scenes look at Gisborne's fragile water supply.
It relies on three dams in the backcountry, about 40km out of town, but two were hit badly by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Matthew is a local democracy reporter based out of the Gisborne Herald's newsroom.
