Latest from Cyclone Gabrielle

Award-winning culvert rebuild cost $30m: 'The ground was much less stable than expected'

'If the original estimate had been around $30m, an alternative might've been considered.'

Streets of gold: Auckland's most expensive streets revealed

The average price of homes on Auckland most expensive street is $11m.

A Hawke's Bay council's debt has nearly tripled in a year to $110m

One Hawke's Bay council's debt has risen quickly, while two others have bucked the trend.

From hotline to honours: Farmer receives New Year Honour for rural sector service

Neil Bateup helped raise more than $3m for farmers after Cyclone Gabrielle.

Former Hastings mayor Sandra Hazlehurst named ONZM in New Year Honours

Hazlehurst oversaw a record $2.1b upgrade of Hastings’ core infrastructure.

'You never do the job for a gong': Rural fire chief awarded King's medal

Patrick O'Rourke, 68, has served the Rissington brigade for more than 30 years.

Letters: Trade reality check - why India, not Luxon, is likely to gain most

OPINION: When India makes concessions to our dairy products, we will be on a win.

Cannabis leaves and selling a co-worker’s bike: Behind the counter as an op shop worker

A customer once opened a donated book and found pressed marijuana leaves.

Scars of the cyclone: Work to reopen beloved waterfall track set to begin

Entire areas were shut off by flooding and slips, and some accessways are yet to reopen.