Stories by Kate Green

With Hawke's Bay and the East Coast still knee-deep in the recovery from Gabrielle, there's pressure on the regions' new MPs to get it right. Audio

Volunteers are still travelling to Hawke's Bay from around the North Island to help with the clean-up, eight months on from Cyclone Gabrielle. Some of those who host them say they've made life-long…

Three Department of Conservation walking tracks on the East Coast remain closed, with damaged roads delaying their opening.

Plants have been donated to hundreds of Hawke's Bay gardeners whose properties were inundated during Cyclone Gabrielle.

A new water treatment plant has opened in Hastings as part of the council's plan to safeguard the city's water supply.

Cyclone Gabrielle highlighted the need for better regulations on forestry, after woody debris was washed into waterways and caused widespread damage and flooding. Audio

Apprentice builders in Wairoa are earning their qualifications by repairing flood-damaged homes.

The current runway at the town's airport was too short to land large planes during the Cyclone Gabrielle response.

Gisborne is experiencing its hottest September day on record, topping a previous high set in 1955.

The rail connection between Napier and Hastings has been restored after it was badly damaged seven months ago by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Two thousand native trees have been planted by Ruatōria locals to protect their aerodrome from flooding.

Business owners in the Central Hawke's Bay town of Waipawa say more than a month of roadworks unrelated to Cyclone Gabrielle will be the final straw after a tough year.

Silt and debris removal in Hawke's Bay has slowed by half as funding runs short, with a million cubic metres left to move.

Heroes who came to the rescue during Cyclone Gabrielle have been honoured for their actions.

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

Hawke's Bay's gannets are back for the breeding season and tours are starting up again, after last season was cut short by Cyclone Gabrielle.

A Hawke's Bay woman whose family lost everything in the cyclone says they are one of the lucky ones - but the temporary accommodation they were given came with a catch.

An investigation into a Hawke's Bay sanctuary has instead come down hard on the government department.

A Hawke's Bay conservation group is down, but not out, after flooding during Cyclone Gabrielle swept through their Esk Valley planting sites.

The former prime minister has clashed with residents of a coastal community - but he reckons he's just telling them the truth.

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

The government's plan to shake up forestry in Tai Rāwhiti and Wairoa has been met with frustration and disappointment by locals, with some members of the public meeting storming out in protest.

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

Contractors in Tai Rāwhiti are turning to other ways to make ends meet, leaving skilled workers underpaid and undervalued. Audio

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