Stories by Lauren Crimp

Hawke's Bay regional councillors have agreed the public is owed answers and accountability for the performance of its flood protection assets during Cyclone Gabrielle.

Napier homeowners are facing a rates hike of almost 12 percent, in part to help fund the council's Cyclone Gabrielle recovery efforts.

Hawke's Bay Regional Council is considering a proposal for an independent review of how its flood protection schemes stood up during Cyclone Gabrielle.

The organisation wants to avoid repeating mistakes it made following the Christchurch earthquake.

A new review was announced this week, but one from 18 months ago had already identified significant problems.

A Cook Strait ferry that had been out of action due to an engineering fault is back in service after "chaos" for passengers.

Hawke's Bay businesses say despite a trail of destruction left by Cyclone Gabrielle, their doors are open - and they desperately need support. Audio

Wellington's mayor admits council is partly responsible for hospitality operators struggling in the capital.

The government says it will have the information it needs on high-risk areas in three weeks and can then start deciding where houses can be rebuilt and which areas may need to be retreated from.

Contractors helping communities clean up after Cyclone Gabrielle say they desperately need government support to continue.

A series of independent retailers on Wellington's Cuba Street are shutting up shop and owners say they cannot afford to do business there.

Wellington City Council declined Wellington Water a $10 million funding boost because it is not confident the organisation can deliver the work.

It is still unclear how many people have been made homeless in Hawke's Bay more than two weeks after Cyclone Gabrielle struck.

Hundreds of men and women in hi-vis gear are scaling infrastructure and working around the clock.

Restoring power is going to be a significant challenge that will take a long period of time, Unison says.

Days after Cyclone Gabrielle forced people out of their homes in Waipawa, RNZ reporter Lauren Crimp finds an entire community eager to help each other out.

Pet cages, food, toys and blankets cover the area where punters would usually have a drink and make their bets.

Heartbreaking stories of people who have lost everything are emerging as the devastation Cyclone Gabrielle brought upon Hawke's Bay becomes clearer.

One of the rescued orchard workers in Hawke's Bay filmed the moment a helicopter plucked them to safety.

Wellington City Council has admitted it has known for two years about dodgy fixings in its street lamps, which has caused some of the heavy LED lanterns to fall to the ground.

Several heavy street lamps have dropped to the ground in Wellington and the city council is scrambling to figure out what is wrong with them.

The two men convicted of killing a publican at the Red Fox Tavern in 1987 were advantaged by the more than thirty-year delay between the murder and the trial, a Crown lawyer has told the Court of…

The lawyer for a man convicted of the murder that occurred in 1987 also says the Crown did not prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The Southern Landfill in Ōwhiro Bay will be full by 2026, and its resource consents are due to expire at the same time.

The Breast Cancer Foundation has called on Te Whatu Ora to get on with its breast screening programme review, warning women are at risk of dying because of delayed diagnoses.