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'We're shouldering all the pain'. Tonight the Hawke's Bay businesses who say they've been forgotten, left homeless and jobless.

They believe they've been left to pick up the tab for Cyclone… Video, Audio

Images and videos of homes, roads and businesses destroyed by Cyclone Gabrielle are being broadcast to the country daily - leaving potential visitors second guessing a Hawke's Bay holiday.

But the… Audio

Chris talks to Kathryn about a month dominated by the demise of Napier MP Stuart Nash's political career and cyclone repairs. Some of the cyclone aftermath stories emerging include the endeavours of… Audio

Motorists between Manawatū and Hawke's Bay will have to wait until 2025 until a new highway linking the regions opens.

The $620 million replacement to the closed road through the Manawatū Gorge was… Video, Audio

Hawke's Bay was one of the most affected areas when Cyclone Gabrielle arrived in February. Hawke's Bay Tourism Chief Executive Hamish Saxton talks to Jesse about how visitors can help the region… Audio

With many people still reeling from the devastation in Hawke's Bay, a group of Auckland volunteers are rallying together to get hundreds of home cooked meals hand delivered.

Reporter Louise Ternouth… Video, Audio

A quarter of a century after it was stolen, a Hawke's Bay man finally has his wallet back.

A clean up crew clearing trees toppled in Cyclone Gabrielle unearthed the wallet in a Hastings park.

Then… Video, Audio

 In a show of support for cyclone-battered residents, the New Zealand Army Band has done something a little special. It's performed a heartfelt version of Ka Hao and Rob Ruha's award-winning song… Audio

For the first time the Hawkes Bay Rugby Union - home to the mighty Magpies - is being led by a woman President. Mavis Mullins is already a bit of a legend in the community. Audio

For the mud-caked residents and volunteers of Hawkes Bay, cleaning clothes can make a hard day even tougher.

But a new group is hoping to spin that around by collecting, washing and drying their… Audio

Freight trucks can finally move along a critical supply route for Hawke's Bay, much to the relief of local businesses.

Vital supply convoys have begun along State Highway 5 from Napier to Taupō after… Audio

Nearly one month on from Cyclone Gabrielle, some in Hawke's Bay remain without power.

Candle-lit baths, darkened houses or a noisy generator have become the new normal.

But the lights are slowly… Audio

In this Voices episode, we're talking to volunteers coming together to help the Hawkes Bay's community back on its feet again after Cyclone Gabrielle.  Audio

Washed-out bridges, twisted steel and missing bits of rail track have halted trains around Napier.

A huge clean up operation is now under way to repair the lines after Cyclone Gabrielle tore its… Video, Audio

Two major roads in northern Hawke's Bay have reopened as efforts are made to reconnect the battered region,

Waka Kotahi said two key routes into Wairoa were reopened after being assessed by… Audio

The Government has made urgent moves to focus it's transport goals on the areas hit by Cyclone Gabrielle.

In its three-year plan, Labour had wanted to reallocate some of the money normally spent on… Audio

Time now for our regular civil defence announcement at this time every day for listeners in isolated rural communities in Tai Rāwhiti and Hawkes Bay. Audio

Editor of Hawkes Bay today Chris talks to Kathryn about the logistics of covering widespread devastation in his patch caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, and about sorting fact from fiction as the rumour… Audio

Showhomes are being used as temporary accommodation for people in Hawke's Bay who have been displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle.

It comes as almost 1000 homes in the region are either red or yellow… Audio

Temporary villages could go up in Hawke's Bay to help house up to 1000 people displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Housing minister Megan Woods was on the ground today - to get a feel for how desperate… Audio

Regular civil defence announcements for listeners in Tai Rawhiti and Hawke's Bay rural communities, many of whom remain isolated. Audio

A Māori kiwifruit grower says they suffered up to forty million dollars in damage from the floods, and won't be back to full operations for at least three years.
   
Ratahi Cross, chair of the… Audio

National says the government's been way too slow in bolstering police numbers in cyclone-hit Hawke's Bay.

The Prime Minister has announced more police are being sent in despite initially hosing down… Video, Audio

National's police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says the government's response on crime in Hawke's Bay after Cyclone Gabrielle has been too slow.

The Prime Minister has announced more police are being… Video, Audio