Hawke's Bay
Petition started to keep police Eagle helicopter in Hawke's Bay
Hundreds of Napier residents are calling for the police Eagle helicopter to stay in Hawke's Bay beyond the disaster response.
Thunderstorm watch issued for cyclone-hit parts of North Island
North Island areas still cleaning up from Cyclone Gabrielle damage could be in for further stormy weather this weekend.
Managed retreat talk needs to happen soon - engineer
It is not too early to talk about retreating rather than rebuilding after Cyclone Gabrielle, says an engineer who helped move an entire Australian town after floods. Audio
ACT proposes 'special economic zone' to speed up East Coast flood recovery
The Act Party has announced a bundle of policies it says will help flood-affected regions bounce back faster.
Tens of thousands file claims over floods, slips
Insurance claims related to the Auckland Anniversary weekend floods and Cyclone Gabrielle have topped 70,000.
Mental health funding to boost support in flood-hit Hawke's Bay
The government is investing $3.25 million to expand existing mental health support in Hawke's Bay after Cyclone Gabrielle.
Couple's plea after cyclone rescue: 'No one should be allowed to live on that flood plain'
Wayne Simpson and his guests smashed through the roof of his two-storey shed to save their lives from flooding. He says no one can safely live in the area again.
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.
