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Trust in Civil Defence broken, residents say after damning report
An independent review found Civil Defence was not prepared for Cyclone Gabrielle, and the "worst case scenario" was not planned for.
Speed and scale of Cyclone Gabrielle overwhelmed officials - report
The national emergency management system "sets up good people to fail", a review has found.
Probe into Civil Defence response to Cyclone Gabrielle to be released
A long-awaited report scrutinising Hawke's Bay Civil Defence's response to Cyclone Gabrielle will be made public today.
Watch: Canine crime-busters hit the beat
A new cohort of police dogs and their handlers have graduated from the Dog Training Centre in Upper Hutt.
A brief history of government bailouts
A ski field is the latest in a long line of floundering private companies being rescued by the taxpayer.
Re: News 'deeply concerned' staff cuts will affect news reaching youth
TVNZ's youth news platform, Re: News says proposed cuts will severely limit its ability to reach young and underserved audiences.
No way renters will benefit from mortgage tax reductions - budgeting advisor
The only way to ease renters' financial pain is to overhaul the housing system, they say. Audio
Pay gap between GP and hospital nurses widens further
Te Whatu Ora says the pay gap between GP and hospital nurses has jumped to around 20 percent.
Up to 400 waiting more than a year for surgery despite target of zero
Te Whatu Ora is being questioned at the Health Select Committee today as part of its annual review.
Advocate 'stunned' as Napier council 'reopening the conversation' to sell social housing
There are concerns for some of the city's most vulnerable residents as the council plans to sell off its social housing in favour of retirement flats.
Vegetables push through silt left by Gabrielle
The thick blanket cloaking productive land across Hawke's Bay might not be as suffocating as once thought.
Hawke's Bay communities preparing for the inevitable next Gabrielle
After Cyclone Gabrielle tore Hawke's Bay communities apart, they're banding together to ready themselves for the next disaster.
Cyclone-wrecked homeowners score victory
Applause greeted a council decision not to charge owners for demolition of cyclone-wrecked homes.
Cyclone Gabrielle anniversary: Inside the emergency response
A year after Cyclone Gabrielle smashed through Hawke's Bay civil defence controller Ian Macdonald talked to RNZ's Hawke's Bay reporter about the biggest emergency response of his career.
Taonga unveiled as hīkoi follows path of Cyclone Gabrielle floodwaters through Wairoa
Hundreds of whānau in the town remain displaced and their homes are still in ruins.
'My soul's here': Scars still run deep after Gabrielle
They're still displaced. Some might consider themselves displaced forever, unable to return to their true homes.
Councils will keep asking for government help to fix roads
Hawke's Bay and East Coast councils say they can't afford to fix the cyclone-damaged roading networks in their regions.
'The very, very best of New Zealand' - Luxon
An Appreciation Day in Hastings for Cyclone Gabrielle volunteers heard countless stories of ordinary people who did extraordinary things.
Homeowners await plan for safeguards, a year on from flooding
The flood-ravaged town of Wairoa is just weeks away from a decision on how the town will be protected from being inundated yet again.
Farmers hopeful for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery after 'very long year'
Those still in the thick of the long slog cleaning up silt left by Cyclone Gabrielle are breathing a sigh of relief that more help is on the way.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke's Bay families battle uncertainty, emotional toll
On the anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle, thousands of people will wake up in marae, at friends' houses, in campervans and cabins. But not at home.
'Bat central': Critically endangered mammals found in Central Hawke's Bay
A colony of long-tailed bats have been found roosting in a farm shed roof in Central Hawke's Bay. But a conservationist says they're likely roosting all over the region.
A hundred red heads walk into a bar, but it's no joke
Why an army of red heads gathered on Thursday night. Audio
Homeowners outraged at proposal they pay council back for demolition costs
One resident said they had nothing left to give. Another said their community had been blindsided.
Hawke's Bay residents hit by Cyclone Gabrielle offered free counselling sessions
As the anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle approaches, affected residents in Hawke's Bay are being offered free counselling sessions to help them deal with the fallout.
