Hawkes Bay
Cyclone Gabrielle: Much needed rural support, where to turn
Jonathan Bell is the Rural Support Trust area coordinator for Hawkes Bay. He says helicopters are doing air drops to badly affected communities. Audio
Hastings Civil Defence efforts to reach cut-off areas
RNZ reporter Lauren Crimp on the ground in Hastings at the Civil Defence HQ. Efforts are ongoing to get supplies to the most isolated rural communities, including Wairoa. A plea from authorities to… Audio
Disruption to Hawkes Bay & Tairawhiti schools
Schools are trying to assess how quickly they can reopen but it remains unclear just how many may have been badly damaged, particularly in isolated cut-off communities. Home schooling also isn't an… Audio
Transpower update on electricity situation in Hawkes Bay
Transpower expects to complete bypass of it's flooded Redclyffe substation near Taradale this evening. The substation suffered extensive damage during the Cyclone and Transpower has been working with… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Paul Brislen on failing connectivity
Phone and internet are still a big problem for many in Tairawhiti and Hawkes Bay. Paul Brislen is head of the Telecommunications Forum and is with us for an update. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke's Bay orchardist Paul Paynter
Paul Paynter's company Yummy Fruit is a major provider to the domestic market. He says there are horrific scenes in parts of the Esk Valley, with orchards and vines underwater and silt, dead animals… Audio
How hospitals in in Tairawhiti and Hawkes Bay are coping
Hawke's Bay Chief Medical Officer Dr Robin Whyman says elective surgery is cancelled. Two primary care sites have been opened in Napier. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: How Napier is faring
RNZ Reporter Sally Murphy is at Civil Defence Napier with the latest on roadings, evacuations and incredible survival stories from Esk Valley. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Central Hawke's Bay Mayor Alex Walker
Cyclone Gabrielle: Central Hawke's Bay Mayor Alex Walker joins us for an update. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise
Cyclone Gabrielle: Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise joins us for an update. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Black Barn vineyards' Kim Thorp
Black Barn vineyards' Kim Thorp gives us an update from the Hawke's Bay Region. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Hastings principal - 'It's heartbreaking'
Many schools have been hard hit by the flooding in Hawkes Bay - and it could be weeks before children can return to the classroom. Twyford School on the outskirts of Hastings was inundated when the… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Transpower seeks to restore power to Napier
The national power grid operator says it has made changes to get enough power to Hawke's Bay and Gisborne for 90,000 households. However, 40,800 homes remain without power in Hawke's Bay - and the… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: What's the impact on agriculture?
There are great concerns for the agricultural production areas around Hawke's Bay and Gisborne. James Allan is the Chief Executive of agri-business consultancy Agfirst. Audio
Napier Port to reopen for fuel deliveries tomorrow
Napier's Port has been out of action since 5pm on Monday and will be closed until tomorrow. Shipping will start again when it's safe to do so, with a number of vessels at anchor. A survey of Napier… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Further evacuations in central Hawkes Bay
People living on Drumpeel Road, Otane, in Central Hawke's Bay are being asked to "leave their properties immediately" and head to the CHB Municipal Theatre. Fire and Emergency services are on route… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: RNZ Reporter Lauren Crimp
Cyclone Gabrielle: RNZ Reporter Lauren Crimp reports live from Hawkes Bay region . Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawkes Bay Civil Defence briefing
Civil Defence is providing a briefing this morning on the situation throughout Hawke's Bay. Defence controller Iain MacDonald says it's been an extremely trying few days for the local community. He… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Major cleanup faces affected farmers
We go back to Hawkes Bay and the impact and potential longer term effects of this disaster on farmers. Kathryn is joined by the President of Hawkes Bay Federated Farmers Jim Galloway - who's out and… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Latest on how long the power will be out
Some Napier households are being warned power will be out for at least another two weeks. Of about 40-thousand homes without power across Hawke's Bay, almost 32,000 of those are in and around Napier… Audio