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Hawke's Bay is in for another downpour - just as locals begin picking up after Cyclone Gabrielle.

Wairarapa is under a heavy rain watch, and that'll be extended to cover Hawke's Bay from midday and… Audio

Tales of resilience and recovery, spirit and sweat continue to emerge from the slip-scarred valleys of Hawke's Bay.

Reporter Phil Pennington came across two, about a brewery-slash-winery - and about… Audio

Hawke's Bay and Tai Rāwhiti are in for another downpour - just as locals begin picking up the pieces after Cyclone Gabrielle.

There were some showers overnight with wet weather in Gisborne now.

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The cyclone may be gone, but the damage remains. Locals tell The Detail their stories of picking up the pieces. Audio

Hawkes Bay is known for stone and pip fruit as well as grapes, the crop that has made Hawkes Bay red in particular famous around the world.  Ryan Fraser, vineyard manager at Paritua Vineyards in… Audio

MetService has issued a severe weather watch for heavy rain from Otago to Hawke's Bay; and it could be upgraded to a heavy rain warning for Hawke's Bay.

MetService meteorologist Angus Hines spoke to… Audio

Māni Dunlop delivers regular civil defence announcements for listeners in the Tai Rāwhiti and Hawke's Bay regions. Audio

In Hawke's Bay, many children returned to school this morning for the first time since Cyclone Gabrielle devastated the region.

Some schools in Napier have returned today, but the picture is as… Audio

Cyclone Gabrielle's fury forced a family to break through their ceiling and on to their roof as they waited for rescue.

They were lifted to safety and a week later are back at their Hawke's Bay home… Video, Audio

Around the motu - we're now checking in with reporter Tim Brown in Hawkes Bay - he's been talking to two Esk Valley residents about their ordeal in rising flood waters Audio

A multi-lingual team of Pasifika medics is heading to Hawke's Bay this week, the Pasifika Medical Association has decided to deploy a Medical Assistance team. PMA Chief Executive, Debbie Sorensen… Audio

Some vineyards will be facing a total rebuild in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, with whole crops wiped out. But the damage is highly localised, with some wineries unaffected.

Brent Linn of Hawke's… Audio

Checkpoint reporter Jimmy Ellingham has spent the day in Hawke's Bay speaking to businesses.

He tells Lisa Owen how Napier businesses are responding to the government's $50 million initial funding… Video, Audio

There are growing calls for a rethink of a massive housing development planned for flood-prone Hawke's Bay land.

It's an iwi-led development on land bought by the government - but it is land that's… Video, Audio

To start the programme today we head back to the Hawke's Bay where Willy Benson owns PortaSkip and is one of the many busy locals pitching in to clean up in the worst hit areas of the region. He… Audio

Supplies and connectivity are slowly being returned to Hawke's Bay, though around 31,000 people in Napier are still without power. For the latest Interim Chief Executive of the Hawke's Bay Regional… Audio

The toll from Cyclone Gabrielle has risen to seven.

Many communities - some still isolated - are reeling after flash flooding ripped through their homes.

Dozens of volunteer surf lifesavers assisted… Audio

Transpower expects to complete bypass of it's flooded Redclyffe substation near Taradale this evening. The substation suffered extensive damage during the Cyclone and Transpower has been working with… Audio

Paul Paynter's company Yummy Fruit is a major provider to the domestic market. He says there are horrific scenes in parts of the Esk Valley, with orchards and vines underwater and silt, dead animals… Audio