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From storm to cabin: East Coast whānau start again after landslide wrecks home
The Torreys' hillside home was yellow-stickered after the January 21 slip.
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'Essential travel only': Convoys to escort traffic as wrecked section of highway partially reopens
Convoys will run three times daily each way across the 37km Waioweka Gorge.
From reels to phone calls: How Gisborne councillors engage with constituents
LGNZ now runs training on safe, effective social media use, popular with younger members.
Sun for North Island holidaymakers as South braces for rain and cloud
Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga and Napier are all set for mid to high 20s heat.
Matthew Hooton: Forget Paris targets, NZ’s climate focus has to be survival and retreat
OPINION: No NZ government will pay $3b to other governments for foreign climate projects.
'We all came under the same stars': Artist captures spirit of te Tiriti
Her Doodle weaves Pacific navigation, kūaka migration and kaitiakitanga.
‘The council needs to build its own one’: Volunteer closes Gisborne motorhome dump station
The Awapuni Rd dump station, voluntarily run by Brian Hall, closed on January 31.
Storms, holidays dent modest rise in January retail spending
Wild weather on January 21 cut daily spending by 5.6% compared with last year.
Storm-hit roads cut off beekeepers and threaten honey harvest
Road closures after the January storms have left hives stranded mid-harvest.
NZTA's incident controller on State Highway 35 recovery, challenges
Richard Bayley spoke with the Gisborne Herald about how work on State Highway 35 was going
Farms 'smashed' in East Coast storms
Five badly damaged farms have been given priority for urgent support.
More slips halt traffic through Waioweka Gorge on SH2
Fresh debris has fallen from the unstable Goldsmith slip, halting convoys.
Auckland humidity hits 93% as heat alert issued on North Island’s east coast
A range of weather watches are also in place for parts of the South Island.
Person killed in Gisborne car crash
One person has died following a crash in Anaura Bay early this morning.
Napier gets big thumbs-up after offshore race
The Napier race, first held in the 1970s, has been called the only "true" offshore race.
How Ruakākā's new hydrogen hub is cutting carbon before it even opens
Construction will take just three months and create work for about 50 people.
Gisborne council urged to stop 'appeasing' forestry industry
The group wants the council to block forestry consents on red and orange land.
Bay of Plenty families remain isolated two weeks after Waioweka Gorge slips
About 30 residents remain cut off in the Waioweka Gorge two weeks on.
Deadly storms expose growing gap between disaster recovery and climate preparation
Over 65% of New Zealanders and key infrastructure sit within 5km of the coast.
Editorial: 'Extreme risk', but years to fix Waioweka Gorge
OPINION: Conversations around the resilience of the road need more urgency.
'Not a money issue': PM and minister say recovery work must finish before any East Coast road upgrade decisions
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon had stops in Hick’s Bay and Te Araroa.
NZTA expects clearer idea of Waioweka Gorge recovery work soon
Crews making "excellent progress" from both sides: NZ Transport Agency
Te Araroa floods: Grandmother’s home left in ‘total devastation’
Philippa Wright and her whānau fled as a wall of water hit their tiny home.
NZ’s sodden January explained: What’s driven this month’s big wet? - James Renwick
Central Auckland has had nearly triple its usual January rainfall so far.
'So well looked after': Te Araroa cafe owner back serving after flood evacuations
Maree Brownlie feared losing both her home and business, with fridges full of food.
‘Mind boggling situation’: Firefighter talks about response captured in incredible image
A four-man team of firefighters were on the ground in Te Araroa last week.
'Plan B' wanted for highways that keep getting damaged by storms
NZTA warns at least 1000 more truckloads of slip debris must still be cleared.
Rotorua fatal crash victims named, police appeal for dashcam footage
The two-vehicle crash was on SH30 at Tikitere on January 15.
Father's grief as son's death in Auckland floods sparks safety push
Steve Miller now campaigns for locked manhole covers after his son's death.
Art Deco steam stalwart, 84, prepares for his final festival journey
Art Deco Festival steam train volunteer Bill Town is calling it a day after over 30 years.