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Tairāwhiti iwi will house 100 cyclone-hit families this winter
A group of six Tairāwhiti iwi is promising to house 100 cyclone-hit families by winter.
Toitū Tairawhiti Housing has been providing affordable homes for the region and eastern Bay of Plenty since… Audio
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Final notices sent as Census deadline extended for some regions
Time is running out to fill in the 2023 Census, with 55,000 final notice packs now in the mail to non-responding households.
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Ngati Porou seeks urgent action over forestry practices
Te Tairawhiti iwi Ngati Porou are demanding urgent action to address the slash left over from forestry operations in the region. The iwi says it can no longer tolerate unsustainable practices that… Audio
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Mental health support jumps up 30% since Gabrielle
Advocates warn mental health services won't cope with the rising tide of post-cyclone trauma that is surfacing in Hawke's Bay and Tairawhiti. Te Whatu Ora says the number of people seeking mental… Audio
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Iwi call on government to commit to forestry report recommendations
Immediate action is needed to address unsustainable forestry practices that have put an iwi's lands and waterways at risk, they say.
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Lessons from Bola unheeded: 'We created a false sense of security'
New Zealand has had decades of warnings about the effects of deforestation of hillsides, draining of wetlands and building behind stopbanks, a freshwater expert says.
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Early recession 'narrowly' avoided - economist
The economic consultancy Infometrics says New Zealand narrowly avoided a recession in the first fews months of the year with the economy growth at just 2.7 percent. But the bad weather took its toll… Audio
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'Hope is fading': Temporary homes hold-up puts hundreds in precarious situation
More than 300 households whose properties were wrecked by flooding earlier this year are still waiting for a temporary home - or are in limbo about whether they will need one.
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Reopening of SH2: Bailey bridges, boulders, dented rails and mist
The devastated stretch of SH2 between Napier and Wairoa has reopened, and reporter Kate Green drove the highway to get an early glimpse of how it lies now.
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Forestry Minister ' not shocked' by damning slash report
$10 million has been allocated from this year's Budget for the clearing of rivers in Tairawhiti and Hawke's Bay. The government is hoping the money will help remove up to 70,000 tonnes of woody debris… Audio
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Forest slash report "too hasty" - Forest Owners Association
The Forest Owners Association says the damning report about the devastation caused by forestry slash during Cyclone Gabrielle was put together too hastily. It says the ministerial inquiry into land… Audio
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'It will be a journey' - Councils, opposition react to cyclone recovery package
Councils in some of the regions hit hardest by Cyclone Gabrielle are relieved the government is promising to pay for the repair job on local roads, so the cost will not fall back on ratepayers.
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Gisborne Hospital nurses to strike over growing workloads
Ward 5 nurses say staff shortages have resulted in untenable workloads, burnout and resignations.
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'It's over to her' - Prime Minister on Meka Whaitiri's surprise departure
Chris Hipkins says he still has not heard from former Labour minister Meka Whaitiri who defected to Te Pāti Māori last week, but he is focused on moving on. Audio
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'Affront to our ancestor': East Coast sports club seeks lease renewal on burial site
An East Coast sports club wanting to renew its lease on land it shares with a Māori burial site has sparked frustration from pockets of the community who call it a desecration.
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UN meeting discusses impact of forestry on indigenous peoples
The impact of forestry on indigenous peoples has been discussed at a UN meeting, after slash was strewn across Tairāwhiti's land and beaches during Cyclone Gabrielle.
Māori leaders were among dozens… Audio
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Another beach clean-up on Tolaga Bay
Another beach clean-up, funded by two major forestry companies, has begun at Tolaga Bay.
During Cyclone Gabrielle, Tairawhiti's coastline was swamped with forestry slash, as well as whole trees… Audio
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Stop banks 'strangle' West Coast river over 60 years
Stopbanks have "strangled" South Westland's Wanganui River so much over decades the riverbed is now filling with gravel at twice the natural rate, an engineer says.
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Te Waonui a TMK for Sunday 23 Apr 2023
Audio 21 Apr 2023Tairawhiti takes its forestry concerns to the UN; does a plan to change Russell back to Kororareka have the support needed; and, a new approach for te taiao. Plus...A Maori paediatrician is warning of… Audio
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Crime levels back to normal within a week of cyclone - police
Police released data today showing that crime levels quickly returned to normal after a brief spike in Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle.
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East Coast businesses need more support than is available
A Tokomaru Bay cafe owner says his business is struggling to stay open after cyclone Gabrielle and more government support is needed urgently.
Trust Tairāwhiti which has been distributing the… Audio
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Businesses on edge as Cyclone Gabrielle grants in huge demand
Demand far exceeds the funding available, but none have been given anything close to the per business cap.
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'High' risk of Gisborne pipe failure found before cyclone - Report
Gisborne's main water supply pipe was identified as at unacceptable risk of catastrophic failure months before Cyclone Gabrielle smashed it. Audio
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Liquidations increasing for lagging building firms
Building and construction companies are being liquidated at twice the rate of the also-beleaguered hospitality industry. Audio
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Liquidations increasing for lagging building firms
Building and construction companies are being liquidated at twice the rate of the also-beleaguered hospitality industry.
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