CHB collective parcels up goodies
The CHB #collectivehug group is coordinating the distribution of goods for flood victims
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Elective surgeries and outpatient clinics going ahead in Hawke’s Bay
Elective surgeries and outpatient clinics are now available again in Hawke's Bay.
Transformed: Cyclone Gabrielle’s devastation viewed from space
New satellite imagery shows landscapes and coastlines transformed by the historic storm.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Organisation filling food parcels for needy
Nourished for Nil Napier joined with the foodbank and is working hard to meet demand.
Patoka and surrounding community dig deep
Aiden Udy and Billie Marshall have been isolated at Patoka since Cyclone Gabrielle hit
Cyclone Gabrielle: Deliveries go off with military precision
Inside the Civil Defence and military-run distribution centre.
Queensland disaster response team: We get floods 'but this is different'
Specialist Australian firefighters rush over to help with search and rescue.
Kind of a pig deal: Rescued piglet to bring home the bacon for flood relief
Ryan Jennings and Nelly Conway are raising money for their cousin who has lost everything.
Country artists stream living room gigs to raise funds for flood relief
Country artists across the motu have showcased their skills online for flood relief.
'They never came': Mother left stranded on roof with four children
Jo Cox believed her daughter and grandchildren were dead when the river came up.
Cool Toys welcomes four-legged customers
Cool Toys opened their doors before power was back on, selling toys and charging phones.
In wake of cyclone elderly resident says we need to be prepared
Maria Lukkassen lives in Palmerston and isn't quite ready for a disaster.
Tales from a power cut: The elderly Napier couple desperate for their toast fix
Several Napier suburbs will get power back soon, but one elderly couple is making do.
'Everyone needs to have patience': When will Napier have power?
Napier MP Stuart Nash has called on the community to be patient.
More 'rogue' politicians needed in Napier
OPINION: They are well-intentioned but do little to rattle political cages or shake trees.
'We could come across people yet': Napier coastline search under way
Search and rescue teams have been scouring kilometres of slash and debris on the coast.
$2m in less than 2 days! Generous Kiwis open their hearts for Red Cross and NZ Herald/NZME fundraiser
Please help the hundreds of thousands of Kiwis impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Cyclone Gabrielle: After cyclone, songs of praise and gratitude ring out in church halls across Hawke’s Bay
In the midst of all the destruction from Cyclone Gabrielle, Pasifika voices rung out.
'Need all the love we can get': Pregnant mum's tribute to 2yo killed in flash flood
'Our home, our section and all our belongings have been completely destroyed.'
Get your flatpack assembled by an expert
Deane Hadfield has started Hawke's Bay Assembly Services putting together flatpacks.
Comment: Grateful for small mercies
Reporter Brenda Vowden reflects on how lucky she is under the circumstances.
Handwritten note announces Art Deco Festival cancellation
With power and communication down, festival organisers turned to pen and paper.
Napier Art Deco Festival 2023 cancelled
The world-class event has been disrupted for a third-year running.
'We've been through hell': Harrowing stories of floods survivors
Alastair Needes and other survivors tell of their close calls with rising flood waters.
Book review: Post-apocalyptic horrors of the post-viral world come adrift
The Drift is a dystopian, post-apocalyptic horror and a change of direction for C.J Tudor.
Opinion: We won’t mind if MetService gets it wrong this time
There is nothing like the fear of the unknown to get anxiety simmering away.
Clear skies attracted warbirds to Awatoto
There was a record number of pilots at the Warbirds over Awatoto air show last weekend.
Crazy scooters head to Wellington to raise money
Grand Annual Jolly Good Chaps ‘Napier to Wellington 50cc Scooter Challenge’ is on March 4.
Cooking workshop shows how to get the most from your plants
We should all be eating plants like our lives depend on it because, well, they kind of do'
Book review: Powerful story about Napier's man's battle with anorexia
Hungry to Be Happy is a carefully narrated story of the descent into anorexia.
Holi Boli fashion brand pops up in Napier
Ethical fashion brand Holi Boli has a pop-up store in Napier
Artificial versus cut flowers questioned in exhibition
World-renowned photographer and artist Emma Bass is exhibiting at Boyd-Dunlop Gallery
Waitangi weekend in colour
The weather played ball as people flocked to commemorate the 1931 earthquake and Waitangi.
Napier City Council defends pool closure
Napier's Ocean Spa complex has been taken over by NCC and is undergoing upgrades.