Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay businesses say despite a trail of destruction left by Cyclone Gabrielle, their doors are open - and they desperately need support. Audio

The carpet company says its Napier yarn-spinning plant is expected to be offline for a significant amount of time.

An arsonist has avoided a jail sentence after a restorative justice meeting with his victims, which ended with a handshake and the offer of thousands of dollars in reparation.

In the Hawke's Bay alone there have been more than 1600 applications for more than $41m worth of assistance - but the fund is supposed to cover seven cyclone-hit areas Audio

An iwi organisation says Wairoa has ready-to-go projects that could be accelerated to quickly get people back into homes.

Napier City Council says a hard cordon around part of Napier won't be lifted today as planned.

One of the country's main wool exporters says overseas customers are getting nervous about delays caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.

The government says it will have the information it needs on high-risk areas in three weeks and can then start deciding where houses can be rebuilt and which areas may need to be retreated from.

A report on Napier's contaminated Awatoto industrial area showed hazards including human waste, animal waste, blood, offal, bone, trade waste, motor and hydraulic oil, sulphuric acid, insecticides -…

New figures show 16km of stopbank on either side of one of Hawke's Bay's main rivers have been weakened by Cyclone Gabrielle.

It is estimated between 5000 and 6000 beehives were washed away or damaged in Hawke's Bay and Tai Rāwhiti during Cyclone Gabrielle.

Police are hunting for a man with a gang tattoo covering most of his face.

There has been a falloff in trade since Cyclone Gabrielle, although the port escaped largely unscathed.

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

Napier City Council is preparing to hold its first event post-cyclone this evening.

People living in a contaminated street in Napier are anxiously waiting to find out exactly how dangerous it is.

More than a month on, Civil Defence says numbers have gone from 2000 in emergency accommodation to just 20.

After two failed attempts Chris Hipkins has finally visited Wairoa - more than a month after the town was hit by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Police say the spreading of misinformation is hampering their search for the Gisborne man who disappeared at the time Cyclone Gabrielle hit.

The government is spending $2.75 million to set up an emergency shipping route for Hawke's Bay and Tai Rāwhiti, including chartering a vessel for three months.