Kate Green

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

Thousands of homeowners have been told they're unable to be rebuild on their properties post-cyclone Gabrielle.

The government says initial indications show this will be the case for about 700… Audio

Ill treatment of a kiwi at Miami Zoo sparked outrage this week, now the Department of Conservation is investigating practices at a private sanctuary on New Zealand soil.

The Cape Sanctuary in Hawke's… Audio

Dozens of people whose homes were wrecked by Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland floods say their insurance payout to cover temporary housing is running out.

Many can no longer live in their homes… Audio

State Highway 2 between Napier and Wairoa officially opened to traffic at 7 o'clock on Sunday morning, more than three months after it was damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle. RNZ reporter Kate Green drove… Audio

It's been three months since the Wairoa river burst its banks, the morning after the downpour caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Hundreds of homes remain damp and dirty, families are still displaced, and… Audio

There's silt clogging the rivers, and birds in the wrong place and trout in the drains.

The effects of Cyclone Gabrielle have been devastating, and not just for humans.

Our native species have been… Audio

Napier residents will be paying nearly 12 percent more in rates next year, after Napier City Council voted unanimously in favour of the increase.

The increase was set to be as high as 16 percent, but… Audio

An East Coast iwi is partnering with the government to give Māori and community groups more say in decisions about uplifiting children.

Ngāti Kahungunu, its health and wellbeing advisory group Te… Audio