Hawke's Bay
What those affected can expect from managed retreat in flood-vulnerable areas
Residents and business owners whose properties have been destroyed by the cyclone face an agonising wait to see if they will be red-zoned.
Around the motu : Chris Hyde in Hawkes Bay
Editor of Hawkes Bay today Chris talks to Kathryn about the logistics of covering widespread devastation in his patch caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, and about sorting fact from fiction as the rumour… Audio
Isolated farmers worry for animals' welfare heading into winter
About 150 residents from the isolated Hawke's Bay region around Tūtira and Pūtōrino are trying to figure out how they are going to reconnect with the rest of the world. Audio
Firefighters from Fiji get stuck into the cyclone cleanup
Among the hundreds of contractors and residents on Cyclone Gabrielle clean-up duties in the Esk Valley is a small team of Fijian firefighters.
Fuel limited, bridges down - Cut-off communities try to keep thriving
Communities isolated by Cyclone Gabrielle are making the best of things as Civil Defence tries to keep essential supplies flowing.
Wairoa risks losing only trained ICU nurse as family fights immigration decision
A family has been denied New Zealand residency on the grounds their daughter is a medical burden to the country.
Housing minister considers temporary Hawke's Bay villages
It is still unclear how many people have been made homeless in Hawke's Bay more than two weeks after Cyclone Gabrielle struck.
'An enormous mission': Schools race to relocate to escape flood-hit sites
Principals of the most flood-damaged schools say it will be many weeks before they reopen their classrooms.
Police still seek man who disappeared during Cyclone Gabrielle
Police are renewing their appeals for sightings of a man who disappeared about the time Cyclone Gabrielle hit Hawke's Bay and the East Coast.
Forestry contractors left without work to be relocated
Forestry estates in Tai Rāwhiti and Hawke's Bay have suffered significant damage.
'A way to go': Residents welcome power fix, but trip to town still requires a boat
Residents of a rural Hawke's Bay town cheered for repair crews arriving to restore their power after more than two weeks in a blackout after Cyclone Gabrielle.
'It's going to become an animal welfare risk': Hawke's Bay station remains cut off after cyclone
Families on a Hawke's Bay station are adjusting to their new normal as they remain cut off from the outside world and without power.
Esk Valley vineyard co-owner: 'No, no we won't live here again no way'
Faced with never-ending piles of silt and slash, their homes badly damaged and families traumatised, some property owners in the Esk Valley are wondering if they will ever return.
Growers tell Prime Minister more support needed
Hawke's Bay growers have pleaded with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins for more help to deal with their devastating losses from Cyclone Gabrielle.
Napier Mayor waiting on details for more police in area
Hawke's Bay locals didn't hold back when they had a chance to tell senior police and local mayors what it's like living in the flooded region, with looters prowling around.
After surviving the… Video, Audio
National's Mark Mitchell on Hawke's Bay crime
National says the government's been way too slow in bolstering police numbers in cyclone-hit Hawke's Bay.
The Prime Minister has announced more police are being sent in despite initially hosing down… Video, Audio
Police Commissioner on crime after cyclone in Hawke's Bay
National's police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says the government's response on crime in Hawke's Bay after Cyclone Gabrielle has been too slow.
The Prime Minister has announced more police are being… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke's Bay growers urge PM for more help
There's been a consistent request for help from growers in cyclone-devastated Hawke's Bay to Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, who was there today to see the damage first-hand.
Lauren Crimp filed this… Audio
Intruders, sleepless nights - Hawke's Bay residents want more security help after cyclone
Rural residents say they have had intruders or had property videoed; police say there's been a spike in reports of suspicious activity though not in crime figures. Audio
Power back on after 15 days - 'It is definitely a big up in Patoka'
After what has been described as both the longest and shortest 15 days of their lives, residents of the Hawke's Bay town finally have power restored.
