The community had expressed concern the bar at the river mouth hadn't been opened up.

Brothers Brad and Karl are speaking for the first time about losing their brother.

The wild weather had been the worst one local had seen in three decades.

It's prompted the Government to scrap a bill aimed at improving emergency management.

The PM is in Cyclone Gabrielle-hit Wairoa in a change from his duties this week.

The plane was free of cost, but would likely need to be declared.

All it took was a bit of Watties tomato sauce to get Chippy up and about.

The Napier MP also condemned the 'disease' that has grown in NZ society.

Stuart Nash's emails with donors ultimately led to his sacking as a minister.

Businesses may not have got as much as they should have soon after the cyclone.

Zoning maps will reveal what Hawke’s Bay communities could be deemed unliveable.

The number of grants paid hadn't been finalised, but leftover money would be returned.

Hawke's Bay has had three cyclone recovery ministers in as many months since Gabrielle.

It follows the near $1b announced by Finance Minister Grant Robertson on Sunday.

Also referenced was the huge cost to correct payments made under the Holidays Act.

A total of $3.1 billion of capital funding was allocated to provide the additional homes.

The Budget set-piece was marred this year by the lethal fire in Wellington yesterday.

The message was released to the Herald under the Official Information Act.

The bombshell news was confirmed by Meka Whaitiri this morning.

Labour Minister has now joined Te Pāti Māori: “Effective immediately”.

It was hoped consultation would begin in early May but it appears that has been delayed.

Cyclone-hit residents are set to be consulted on the future of their homes this month.

Rural communities have persistently been delivered poorer mental health services.

Farmers are dealing with kilometres of broken fencing which will be expensive to fix.

Some cyclone-impacted residents have no intention to leave their land.

The pair fear other lifestyle block owners will be in a similar predicament.

The investigation will be concluded 'as soon as possible'.

Two of former PM Jacinda Ardern's staff did not handle the email satisfactorily.

'No unnecessary, messy and expensive byelection.'

Nash earlier posted a response to his dismissal on Facebook.

Nash set to make future plans clear later this morning

Stuart Nash won’t stand down as Napier MP after sacking.

The latest scandal relates to a pandemic-era commercial rent relief package.

Hipkins announced Cyclone Gabrielle measures and a new Police Minister.

Nash appears to be looking on the bright side after being told off by the PM.

Stuart Nash is now the bottom-ranked Cabinet minister due to his'poor judgment'.

Napier MP Stuart Nash will no longer act as Police Minister.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said he would have asked for Nash's resignation.

Nash said judges need to 'read the room' about punishing offenders.

Hipkins disputing the claim added to feelings the Government isn't taking crime seriously.

Last week, police said there was very little information to follow up on.

MPI now estimates about 5500 individual farmers and growers impacted by the cyclone.

Several slips have caused large sections of State Highway 5 to fall away.

Against a backdrop of activity, Peter quietly works away shovelling.

Ian Cadwallader takes the Herald through house where he thought he'd find three bodies.

One Mum paid more than $7000 to fly her two daughters out to safety.

Residents manning roadblocks appear to have the blessings of police and Defence Force.

The road had become unpassable in the cyclone - until a local forestry gang stepped in.

Looters were discovered late last night in Puketapu west of Napier.

Hipkins is due to speak at 5.30pm.

Roads are caked in mud and paddocks have become lakes in Puketapu.

Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty will lead the briefing from the Beehive.

The number of retailers that can sell tobacco in New Zealand will be reduced to 600.

More than 4200 cases were incorrectly added to today's total after a computer glitch.

Changes ahead as vaccine mandates in many industries are set to expire on April 4.

Auckland's hospital staff are coming under increasing pressure, the Herald has revealed.

Four more cases linked to an Auckland escort agency were reported yesterday.

Kiwis 18 and over can get their booster dose if it's been four months since their second.

The interval between second and booster vaccine doses drops to four months tomorrow.

Twelve cases in Auckland, seven in Waikato, seven in the Bay of Plenty and one in Lakes.

Winston Peters has claimed the positive case was brought to Northland by the Mongrel Mob.

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First dose vaccinations in older Kiwis are more than 90 per cent almost everywhere.

Less than half of all staff at one DHB are fully vaccinated.

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Auckland will stay in alert level 4 lockdown for at least two more weeks.

The Pacific Peoples minister is hailing the package as a significant investment.

A rousing kapa haka performance was the perfect way to end the night.