Latest from Cyclone Gabrielle

Mana whenua bless Bailey bridge construction site for cut-off areas

Blessing for bridge construction to open Tairāwhiti roads.

Man who bought Puketapu Store opens it to ‘feed the people’ post-cyclone

A Hawke's Bay man has not let Cyclone Gabrielle put him off from buying a local store.

‘Could be the end of your business’: Insurance Council of NZ warns those with no coverage

It's a bad time, as many businesses have taken on substantial debt to survive Covid.

Cyclone refugees: Couple to live in caravan for a year, others to rebuild from the ground up

Reality is sinking in for the thousands who lost homes and businesses in the disaster.

Waewae the 35: The man walking hundreds of kilometres along cyclone-damaged highway

'I wanted to go into these isolated communities, tell their stories and raise some pūtea.'

Walking highway 35 to showcase cyclone damage

A pledge to walk along highway 35; in an effort to raise funds and awareness of the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle. Video / Teao_P / Tik Tok

Editorial: Problems mounting for Govt

OPINION: Our editorial on balancing immediate needs with long-term fixes.

Lack of evidence roadworkers were threatened with guns led to PM doubting claim

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

Cyclone Gabrielle: Buying Hawke’s Bay to support Hawke’s Bay

More than 1000 applications from businesses in Hawke’s Bay for recovery support.

Dave Letele’s diary of the devastation and sense of hopelessness in rural communities

Community advocate Dave Letele goes into the heart of the devastated regions.

Rising interest rates yet to dampen appetite for shopping

Electronic card data for February shows Kiwis are still spending.

Investigation launched into the deaths of hero Muriwai firefighters

Fenz CEO Kerry Gregory said the magnitude of the incident justifies an investigation.

Cyclone Gabrielle: What is happening with Hawke’s Bay silt?

Mix it with carbon, wait a while, and a problem becomes good topsoil.

Investigations extended to scrutinise Cyclone Gabrielle forestry slash

Investigators looking at Cyclone Hale damage now considering effects of Gabrielle.

Hospitalised by leptospirosis - a warning for cyclone clean-up workers

Road worker assumed it was the flu at first, but then symptoms worsened.

Local Focus: Rotorua charities airdrop donated goods to Hawke’s Bay residents

What started with a single request for help quickly turned into something much bigger.

Hawke’s Bay's stopbank failures - the myths and the realities

No, HBRC did not blow up stopbanks, but it was in the process of upgrading them.

‘Definitely rebuildable’: KiwiRail reveal timeframe for Hawke’s Bay railway rebuild

“I don’t want to downplay it, but this looks a lot worse than it is."