Hawkes Bay
Cyclone Gabrielle: What's happening with hospitals
Now for an update from Te Whatu Ora on how hospitals in in Tairawhiti and Hawkes Bay are coping. Despite power outages and internet problems, they are operating. Hawkes Bay Hospital remains open for… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: New thunderstorm threat for affected regions
Metservice has issued a Severe thunderstorm watch for Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, Taupo, Gisborne and Hawke's Bay. Metservice forecaster Lisa Murray joins Kathryn for an update. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: RNZ reporter Lauren Crimp
RNZ reporter Lauren Crimp is at the Civil Defence Centre in Hastings. A helicopter has gone to Wairoa this morning with star link comms and supplies, and there will be more going today. Wairoa is… Audio
Widespread devastation: Gabrielle in pictures
The full picture of the devastation from Cyclone Gabrielle is becoming clearer today. We've collected photos from RNZ journalists and readers from across the regions.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Waipawa evacuations and no water
200 people remain out of their homes in the central Hawkes Bay town of Waipawa after they were evacuated yesterday. The Tukituki River is receding and assessments on the homes will be made later… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Forestry industry backs inquiry into slash
Forest owners in the Tolaga Bay area have come in for stinging criticism from locals as logs and silt clog farms, rivers and beaches for the second time in recent weeks, and the third time in the last… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Is there a break in the weather?
Cyclone Gabrielle is moving off to the east of New Zealand - and the sun is reportedly peeking through in many flood-hit areas. For an update on what we can expect from the weather over the next few… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: What's the situation with supermarket supplies?
Cyclone Gabrielle: Foodstuffs CEO Chris Quin Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Hastings District Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst
Sandra joins Kathryn to talk about today's focus in the Hastings District - finding those residents who are still stranded and vulnerable. Access across the area remains a challenge, including across… Audio
Gisborne farmers grapple with destruction & no communication
Toby Williams is Federated Farmers Meat and Wool Chairperson who farms at Whangara, between Tolaga Bay and Gisborne. He's managed to get Starlink to restore some of his communication ability, but… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Evacuations in Te Awa Estate, Napier
Residents in Napier's Te Awa Estate near Marine Parade have been told to evacuate immediately due to rising flood waters. Civil Defence says this covers Kenny Drive north to Hurunui Drive. Civil… Audio
Napier mayor Kirsten Wise
Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise is in Napier, at the city's Emergency Operation Centre Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: East Coast MP and Minister Kiritapu Allan
Communities up and down the East Coast remain cut off this morning with no way of knowing how they're faring in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. Communication is down, State Highway 35 - the main… Audio
Civil Defence staff assess Cyclone Hale damage
Civil Defence staff and contractors are this morning assessing if the latest wave of severe weather has caused damage.
As well as Coromandel, Gisborne and Hawke's Bay are expected to be in the firing… Audio
Hip hop dancer embraces the farming life
Hawke's Bay farm manager Viliata Junior Fonoti Taulago has been known to bust moves in the paddock. Video, Audio
Massive Anzac carving stands tall in Rissington
Two First World War soldiers have emerged from the remnants of a dying redwood at a fork in the road in rural Hawkes Bay. The massive sculpture is a tribute not just to those who went to war from… Audio
Food and friendship with Magic Beans
A start-up called Magic Beans is helping connect people and save money by swapping home grown food. Audio
Rongoā - a pathway to wellness on Te Mata Peak
A garden is being developed on the slopes of Te Mata Peak to enable more people easy access to rongoā Māori - traditional Māori healing with the help of plants. Tyne Nelson is among those leading the… Audio
Growing dahlias 'a way to recalibrate your happiness meter'
People swoon when they visit what was once a bare block of land in Hawke's Bay, according to Natalie Tolchard, who launched full tilt into growing dahlias without any experience but plenty of passion… Audio
Gravy with your grassburger, madam?
Can dairy farmers be tempted to put aside some of their pasture for human digestible protein? New Zealand scientists have developed the technology but how would it work in the paddock? Audio
