Latest from Cyclone Gabrielle

Simeon Brown says proposed cuts for emergency road repairs 'challenging' for councils

NZTA is consulting on changes that will give councils less money for road repairs.

Lego and lawn work: MokoBoys take indigenous excellence to world stage

Sharing the excellence of indigenous rangatahi is key to the hui.

'Makes me feel sick': School principal blasts Actura NZ after cancelled space school trip

One student won a scholarship for the trip after being rescued during Cyclone Gabrielle.

Dramatic change: Photos of much-loved but unsafe waterfall shows huge height difference

The area is unsafe due to big damage, slips and tree falls.

'Killing our community': SH2 Napier to Wairoa road repairs far too slow, mayor says

A mayor is fed up with the repair work 'taking far too long' on the major highway.

Why apples could be in short supply

NZ Apples and Pears said the exportable crop was 11 per cent lower than estimated.

Opinion: Hawke’s Bay regional councillors failed to ‘read the room’

OPINION: We are listening. Let’s hope it shows in our future decisions.

Hawke's Bay flood projects get faster consenting process

Streamlined consenting would only be available to applications lodged by councils.

Plan to use 350,000 cubic metres of cyclone silt for Napier housing

The council says the proposal is a 'win-win', but there are some health concerns.

Hawke's Bay's Budget 2024 winners and losers

'We now need to work through the detail around how much [money] is coming to Hawke’s Bay.'

'True to their word' – infrastructure chief on Budget 2024

'Government appears to have recognised the deficit with roading and rail maintenance.'

Cyclone survivor Gabrielle Mei, 89, to move back into her destroyed Wairoa house after 15 months

A year and a half on from the devastation of her namesake, Gabrielle Mei can return home.

Hawke’s Bay Today wins Newspaper of the Year

HBT 'an exemplar of a newspaper serving its community when it needed it most', judges say.

Hawke’s Bay cyclone recovery: The slip that will cost $7m to fix

Project highlights enormous cost of fixing region’s road network.

Cyclone Gabrielle aftermath: Tairāwhiti residents still cut off

Bridge-less Tairāwhiti residents grapple with isolation amid heavy rains.

Napier Port rebounds with lift in half-year profit

Port keeps the increase in operating costs down to about 2 per cent.

Anxiety among residents grows as region faces heavy rain

'We will see more people reaching out for support over the coming days.'

Surf life-savers humbled by cyclone rescue honour: 'A privilege to be able to respond'

They rescued about 250 people, navigating IRBs under power lines and around debris.