Latest from Cyclone Gabrielle

WorkSafe will not prosecute Fenz over Muriwai firefighters' deaths in landslide

Dave van Zwanenberg and Craig Stevens died during Cyclone Gabrielle.

'Not enough' well-trained staff to deal with severe weather events, review finds

'We do not have enough well-trained Nema staff or surge staff to deploy,' the report read.

Quick removal of slash can prevent Gisborne from being 'munted', residents say

Submitters to Gisborne District Council want slash removed as it builds up.

Star newspaper closure highlights digital need in Wairoa

The Wairoa Star's demise shows the need for 'digital resilience'.

'Catastrophic': 18m-deep gully leaves community on a road to nowhere

Gabrielle wiped out 50m of the main road to Kererū. 15 months later, it's still cut off.

Silt impact: Cyclone-related damage to seabed could harm fish population

One survey focused on the impact of cyclone-related silt on the marine environment.

Niwa finds seafloor ecosystem recovery off Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, since Gabrielle

Seafloor ecosystem recovery off Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, since cyclone.

Gisborne group fights for bridge funding to save family farms

Bridging Tairāwhiti, a Gisborne group, campaigns for bridge repairs post-Cyclone.

Question mark hangs over whether Brookfields Bridge will be replaced

Uncertainty remains for whether the bridge will be rebuilt between Napier and Hastings.

Bailey bridge makes a huge difference for East Coast community

A new Bailey bridge has gone up on the Makarika No 2 Bridge south of Ruatōrea.

'So lucky to survive': Car owner shares story behind memorable cyclone photograph

The powerful image ran on the front of Hawke's Bay Today and the Herald after the flood.

Insurance premium hikes not all cyclone related

People in parts of Hawke's Bay have seen their insurance premiums go up 60pc this year.

Plans revealed for new stopbank at Waiohiki following Gabrielle floods

"Gap” in the stopbank network next to Waiohiki.

After spending $700k-plus on pins for Covid-19 workers, department now cutting costs

Some 80,000 frontline pandemic workers were given the pins.

Exports up, imports down in March - so should we be happy?

Imports take a tumble, kiwifruit and apples get country out of deficit.

‘Bloody crucified’: Parents of toddler lost in Cyclone Gabrielle angry at flawed warning system

'Someone just had to push a button once and we would still have our baby girl.'

'Big deal for rural NZ': More than year after flood, country’s largest wool cleaning plant re-opens near Napier

Seventy sparkies helped get the factory re-opened at the height of the rebuild.

'Abandoned' during a cyclone: NZ needs to develop new warning system for disasters, inquiry finds

'The sense that warnings were insufficient has undermined public confidence.'