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Cyclone Gabrielle: Generators in high demand
24 Feb 2023They're noisy, they spit fumes and are experiencing a huge surge in demand thanks to Cyclone Gabrielle.
Phil Pennington goes in search of generators.
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'Freight train of wood' wipes out newly-planted trees in Tai Rāwhiti
24 Feb 2023A tree-planting group in Tai Rāwhiti has waited years for action on forestry slash - and that wish was finally granted yesterday.
The government has announced a ministerial inquiry into forestry… Read more Audio
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Gisborne Mayor on fresh rain forecast for flood-hit region, slash inquiry
24 Feb 2023Rain is falling in Tai Rāwhiti as the region continues to grapple with damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Up to 130 millimetres has been forecast to fall within a 29 hour period, with rain expected… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 24 February 2023
24 Feb 2023England captain Ben Stokes says they'll do their best not to let the Basin Reserve pitch fool them ahead of the second test against the Black Caps. Audio
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Good time to get Omicron-specific vaccine - vaccinologist
24 Feb 2023A vaccinologist says it's logical to roll out a new Omicron-fighting vaccine just in time for winter.
The bivalent jab, which combines two strains of the virus, will be available for anyone 30 plus… Read more Audio
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Hawke's Bay employer keeping all staff despite floods
24 Feb 2023One of Hawkes Bay's biggest employers is retaining all 440 of its staff members despite being devestated by the floods.
Pan Pac timber and pulp mill in Whirinaki was swamped by two metres of water… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Tai Rāwhiti farmers meet to talk clean up
More than 200 farmers from around Tai Rāwhiti met at the A & P showgrounds in Gisborne yesterday afternoon, to share stories of Cyclone Gabrielle, talk about what help they need and get advice from… Read more Audio
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More slips, surface flooding in Coromandel amid heavy rain
24 Feb 2023Trees and a few small slips have come down in the Coromandel overnight.
The peninsula is under a heavy rain warning until tomorrow morning, with 140-millimetres of rain expected to fall.
A watch is… Read more Audio
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Eastland Wood Council supports inquiry into forestry slash
24 Feb 2023The organisation representing Tai Rāwhiti forestry companies has thrown its support behind a ministerial inquiry into slash and land use.
A panel will investigate forestry practices after discarded… Read more Audio
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Minister on new visa to bring in workers for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery
24 Feb 2023The government's looking overseas to get more hands on deck to help with the rebuild from Cyclone Gabrielle.
A new short-term Recovery Visa will bring in specialist foreign workers through a similar… Read more Audio
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Hawkes Bay woman unhappy with police response to looters
A Hawkes Bay woman fears someone in her rural community will end up being shot if police don't do something about the people targeting empty flood damaged homes.
The woman, who RNZ has agreed not to… Read more Audio
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Update from East Coast after fresh rain
24 Feb 2023Rain fell overnight on already swamped areas of the East Coast. There are orange heavy rain warnings in place for both Hawke's Bay and Gisborne until Saturday with the heaviest falls are likely from… Read more Audio
