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Cyclone support package welcome but "drop in bucket"
9:05 AM.The Government has announced a $50 million support package to provide immediate relief for businesses hit by Cyclone Gabrielle. Paul Paynter from Yummy Fruit and Federated Farmers President Andrew… Read more Audio
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CycloneGabrielle : reporter Jamie Tahana in Te Karaka
11:55 AM.The community of Te Karaka, inland from Gisborne is among the hardest hit from the cyclone, with the entire township evacuated to a hill above the town at the height of the storm. Hundreds of people… Read more Audio
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Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
11:45 AM.Kennedy joins the show from Urupukapuka in the Bay of Islands. He talks to Susie Ferguson about the overwhelming sense of Maori history in the area and also about how the popular understanding of the… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Solomons Gold: 'It's what we don't put in that makes it special'
11:30 AM.Glenn Yeatmann was working for a Honiara cocoa company back in 2002 when he had the idea of turning the high-quality local cacao beans into chocolate. His Mount Maunganui factory has been… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle : Wairoa Mayor Craig Little
11:05 AM.Craig Little says so many homes are uninhabitable, volunteers are out in force clearing away people's household items that are covered in mud, and silt is everywhere. The focus is on trying to get… Read more Audio
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Political commentators Jones & Hurdle
11:05 AM.Neale, Tim and Susie discuss the Government's reprioritisation and refocus in light of Cyclone Gabrielle's widespread devastation, and how the relief effort will be funded and crumbling infrastructure… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle : challenging lack of power in Napier
10:55 AM.RNZ reporter Tim Brown has been driving around the city and is in the suburb of Maraenui surveying the damage and talking to locals. Audio
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Around the motu : Diane McCarthy in Whakatane
10:45 AM.Diane talks to Susie about local efforts to help the Cyclone Gabrielle relief effort in neighbouring areas hard hit. Eastern Bay of Plenty Local Democracy Reporter, Diane McCarthy is with the… Read more Audio
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Book review: Letter for Oumuamua by James Norcliffe
10:35 AM.David Hill reviews Letter for 'Oumuamua by James Norcliffe, published by Otago University Press Read more Audio
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Suli Tuitaupe: passionate about energising Pacific communities
10:05 AM.To improve the health outcomes of Aotearoa's Pacific population, we need to bring a "village feel" to community fitness programmes, says Kiwi-Samoan public health researcher and Les Mills instructor… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle : Vineyards destroyed
9:59 AM.Greg Miller is the restaurant owner at Linden Estate winery in Esk Valley. Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: reporter Sam Gee in Tairawhiti
9:55 AM.RNZ reporter Sam Gee talks to Susie from the Civil Defence headquarters in Gisborne. Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Hastings Te Aranga marae
9:53 AM.Shelley Pritchard is a volunteer at the Te Aranga Marae, in Hastings where they have been looking after more than 50 evacuees. Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: an Esk Valley survival story
9:48 AM.There have been some incredible survival stories in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, some are only just emerging as communications are slowly restored in the worst affected areas. Two Hawkes Bay… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Land instability at West Auckland coastal settlements
9:45 AM.In Tamaki Makarau, Waitakere Councillor, Shane Henderson is abreast of the still fragile situation at Muriwai where unstable land is causing concern, particularly on Domain Crescent and he also has an… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Tukituki MP Anna Lorck
9:34 AM.Anna Lorck is the Labour Party MP for the Tukituki electorate - which covers large parts of Hawkes Bay. Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle : Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor
9:08 AM.The under investment in infrastructure laid bare by the ravages of Cyclone Gabrielle is top of mind for Cabinet today. The Government is refocusing and reprioritising in light of the devastation… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Much needed rural support, where to turn
11:52 AM.Jonathan Bell is the Rural Support Trust area coordinator for Hawkes Bay. He says helicopters are doing air drops to badly affected communities. Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Efforts to save animals
11:50 AM.The Ministry for Primary Industries is leading the animal welfare response affected by the weather events. Wayne Ricketts is the National Animal Welfare Coordinator says feed is coming in for farm… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Far North Mayor Moko Tepania
11:45 AM.Moko Tepania says the district is very much in recovery mode. Supply drops are planned with food and water for very remote settlements. A helicopter loaded with supplies is about to leave… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Smaller Kaipara settlements pulling together
11:45 AM.Terri Donaldson from Maungaturoto's Civil Defence committee has an overview of some of the Kaipara's settlements including Whakapirau and Paparoa. Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Care for the elderly
11:40 AM.Resthome and aged care facilities have been struggling with power outages and supply issues. There were evacuations of some homes in Napier and Hastings - but all resident are now back in their… Read more Audio
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Hastings Civil Defence efforts to reach cut-off areas
11:35 AM.RNZ reporter Lauren Crimp on the ground in Hastings at the Civil Defence HQ. Efforts are ongoing to get supplies to the most isolated rural communities, including Wairoa. A plea from authorities to… Read more Audio
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Disruption to Hawkes Bay & Tairawhiti schools
11:23 AM.Schools are trying to assess how quickly they can reopen but it remains unclear just how many may have been badly damaged, particularly in isolated cut-off communities. Home schooling also isn't an… Read more Audio
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Transpower update on electricity situation in Hawkes Bay
11:10 AM.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… Read more Audio
