Craig Little
Wairoa waiting to see new govt's recovery minister
To Hawke's Bay now, and YET ANOTHER slip closed part of state highway 2 between Napier and Wairoa yesterday, and motorists were left without a detour. The road stayed closed overnight and Waka Kotahi… Audio
Heavy rain floods school's temporary classrooms in Hawke's Bay
A Hawke's Bay school community that lost its classrooms in Cyclone Gabrielle has been flooded again - this time out of its temporary home.
On Tuesday night, heavy rain caused floods, road closures… Audio
Wairoa cut-off due to heavy rain
Flooding and slips on the main highways north and south of the Wairoa have cut off the town on Wednesday.
The road to Waikaremoana - State Highway 38 is also closed.
Fire and Emergency, says it… Audio
Wairoa Mayor celebrates town's big Lotto win
The small Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa is humming this week - after just one ticket won the Powerball first division in the weekend Lotto draw! The winning ticket was sold at New World Wairoa... and has… Audio
Uncertainty still remains for flood-hit Wairoa homeowners
Uncertainty still remains for many Wairoa residents after yesterday's announcement about flood damaged properties. No homes in Wairoa have been placed in category three those areas deemed "high-risk"… Audio
Answers today: rebuilding on flood-damaged properties
Hundreds of people whose homes were wrecked by Cyclone Gabrielle will find out today if they're able to rebuild on their flood damaged property.
The Cyclone Recovery Minister said on Tuesday that… Audio
SH2 Wairoa to Napier reopens around the clock
State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier will be open around the clock from today, after first reopening to daytime traffic two weeks ago.
The stretch of road was heavily damaged in the wake of… Audio
Wairoa mayor launches petition to return Gavin Jones home
Wairoa's mayor Craig Little has launched a petition in the hope that one of his town's most vulnerable citizens is returned home. 69 Year old Gavin Jones is intellectually disabled and has been forced… Audio
Waikare Gorge open after 3 months
Hawke's Bay families on either side of the Waikare Gorge are able to drive for a catch up, for the first time in three months. State Highway 2 between Napier and Wairoa opened to traffic at 7am on… Audio
Gabrielle relief set for road repairs
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 won't fall back on ratepayers. The… Audio
Wairoa, Hastings mayors want certainty for flood damaged homes
Hawke's Bay mayors are telling the government they need much more detail about a new plan to decide if people have to permanently leave their flood damaged homes. They say cyclone hit communities are… Audio
Wairoa bridge repairs delayed by a month
The completion of a bridge that would have reconnected Wairoa to Napier has been delayed by a month.
Waka Kotahi is building a bailey bridge across the Waikari River on State Highway 2 between Napier… Audio
Wairoa floods: mayor pushes for inquiry
A month after the Wairoa mayor Craig Little asked the Hawkes Bay Regional Council to launch an inquiry into the February floods he's still waiting for an official response. Up to 400 homes on the… Audio
Wairoa Mayor on cyclone relief funding grants
Wairoa Mayor Craig Little talks to Lisa Owen about cyclone relief funding for businesses.
Cyclone Recovery Minister Grant Robertson declined to be interviewed about the fund, but in a statment says… Video, Audio
Wairoa mayor on PM's visit to cyclone-hit region
After two failed attempts the Prime Minister has finally visited Wairoa more than a month after the town was hit by Cyclone Gabrielle. Wairoa Mayor Craig Little talks to Lisa Owen. [embed]… Video, Audio
What regions need, three weeks since Cyclone Gabrielle
Three weeks on from Cyclone Gabrielle and flood victims are still waiting to hear more details of the government recovery plan.
Major state highways are out for the foreseeable for Wairoa, Hawke's… Video, Audio
Wairoa's mayor Craig Little on what the damaged town needs
Wairoa is also under the heavy rain warning - which lasts until mid-Saturday.
Residents are cleaning up Cyclone Gabrielle's devastating effects.
But infrastructure, such as the roads in and out of… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle : Wairoa Mayor Craig Little
Craig Little says so many homes are uninhabitable, volunteers are out in force clearing away people's household items that are covered in mud, and silt is everywhere. The focus is on trying to get… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle coverage continues: Wairoa Mayor Craig Little
We're into day five since Cyclone Gabrielle hit bringing widespread damage to large parts of the North Island. Six people are now known to have died in the storm, but the Prime Minister, Chris… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa cut off
There are reports of widespread flooding and communications in the northern Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa. Kathryn speaks to the town's mayor Craig Little who's trapped near Tuai, near Waikaremoana. Audio