Kate Green

A group of Wairoa residents is earning their building qualifications by repairing flood-damaged homes. After homes north of the river were inundated by metre-high flooding during the storm, locals… Audio

A visa created to bring overseas workers in to help with the recovery in cyclone affected areas has received thousands of applications.

But immigration advisors warn that the process is rife with… Audio

People who stepped up during Cyclone Gabrielle have been honoured at an awards ceremony in Napier.

The winners pulled off jet boat rescues in the early hours, fed and housed their homeless… Audio

Te Tai Rāwhiti is likely in for a hot, dry spring after months of wet weather.

Niwa's latest forecast shows rainfall, soil moisture and river levels are likely to be below average.

It's a… Audio

A Hawkes Bay Black Power family has complained it was forced to live in Mongrel mob territory because of a shortage of temporary housing. The Black Power family of five lost its home when the… Audio

A Hawke's Bay conservation group is down, but not out, after Cyclone Gabrielle flooded its Esk Valley planting sites.

Despite a layer of silt nearly two metres deep in places, hardy three-year old… Audio

A former prime minister is being accused of aggressive and bullying tactics as a coastal community north of Wellington grapples with a plan to address the impacts of climate change.

Jim Bolger has… Audio

To the Central Hawkes Bay now where a toddler has died after a vehicle accident. Our reporter Kate Green is in Waipukurau where the tragic incident took place this morning. [embed]… Video, Audio

Innovators across New Zealand are working on solutions for the huge amount of silt and woody debris that's clogging beaches and riverbanks on the East Coast.

Research into how silt can add nutrients… Audio

East Coasters are still waiting for action after a report released more than two months ago demanded wide-scale forestry felling be stopped immediately in Tai Rāwhiti and Wairoa.

The Government… Audio

On the East Coast, forestry has been thumped by a drop in demand, a hit to its reputation and uncertainty about the future.

After Cyclone Gabrielle, contractors are turning to other ways to make ends… Audio

There is an outpouring of love on the East Coast after the news the local MP, Kiri Allan, won't be standing for re-election.

The former justice minister and representative for cyclone recovery… Audio

People whose homes were damaged by the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle say the latest initiative to help them pay rent is a lifeline.

Many of those whose homes were red or yellow-stickered are… Audio

There's still mud caked into the floor of Takitimu Marae, but plans for repairs are underway.

Cyclone Gabrielle devastated homes, businesses and community spaces throughout the East Coast.

In… Audio

In Tai Rāwhiti more than 150 people have been forced to leave their homes in the last 24 hours as foul weather hammers the area that is still trying to get back on its feet after cyclone Gabrielle… Video, Audio

More than 130 people fled their homes in Te Karaka last night as heavy rain lashed Tai Rāwhiti.

Evacuation centres were full of people as flooding struck the region, only four months after Cyclone… Audio

Gisborne reporter Kate Green spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

Communities on the East Coast are sick of being offered band-aid fixes and praised for their resilience. They were hit hard by Cyclone Gabrielle, which devastated their infrastructure and cut off… Audio