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Eager punters flocked to pubs across Hawke's Bay to celebrate.
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Stuart Nash is now the bottom-ranked Cabinet minister due to his'poor judgment'.
'We're open for business': Hawke's Bay CBD's hope for recovery
The businesses need support and want everyone to know they and the State Highway are open.
Payouts for cyclone-hit homes unlikely to fully cover rebuild cost - lawyer
Many insurance policies are now for capped cash settlements, an insurance lawyer warns.
'Engulfed in water': No warning for couple before losing home and pets
'We never thought there was any urgency to it.'
Karamu High School students help community with cyclone clean up
Student leaders get stuck in to help after cyclone destruction
Sacred Hill knew they had to harvest landlocked grapes
Sacred Hill Family Vineyards were completely landlocked after Cyclone Gabrielle flooding.
Minor crash reported on Waitangi Bridge between Hastings and Napier
There do not appear to be injuries, but traffic is backing up.
Bay writer books school libraries restock drive
The “beating heart” of many learning environments was ripped away by the cyclone.
Jobs could be on the line for Hawke’s Bay Re-Leased staff
The proposed layoffs come after a year of significant growth for the company.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Arts community exhibits generosity
Art and poetry to be a 'restorative experience'.
Racing: Waipukurau’s Simon Wilson has his small team on a high
Waipukurau thoroughbred trainer Simon Wilson is fast building an impressive strike-rate.
No consents, no heating, sewage overflowing: 'Handshake' agreement leads to $33k tenancy payout
Two tenants lived in discomfort for years in a converted implement shed on an orchard.
Nick Stewart: Silicon Valley Bank - why NZ investors need not panic
Planning more powerful than trying to predict what will happen.
Church charity steps up for those in need
PSEC has been inundated with donations to help victims of the flood.
Wairoa: Iwi trust underwrites $2.5m to help aid recovery; PM finally visits
Hipkins visited two marae in Wairoa on Thursday.
Ex-police minister Stuart Nash 'got what he deserved' - lifetime gang member
Lifetime gang member Dennis O'Reilly says sacking Stuart Nash was more than justified
Climate reality check demands tough decisions
OPINION: We’ve been projected from the hypothetical to the real.
Woman's unexplained injuries, death: Grieving partner tells of finding 'love of my life' unconscious
Shane Thorne does not know how Evie died, but remembers her love of children and animals.
SH5 Napier-Taupō Rd reopening on Monday: ‘Enjoy reconnecting with your friends and whānau’
The road, which travels through devastated Esk Valley, no longer looks the same.
Wastewater still a battle for Napier City Council
The repair programme is complex, but it remains a top priority for the council.
Napier electorate chairman backs MP Nash ‘100 per cent’
Stuart Nash resigned as Police Minister but retains all his other roles in the Government.
Niwa scientist in ‘no doubt’ climate change behind Cyclone Gabrielle’s intensity
Climate change 'not really not something that we can debate about for another 30 years'.
Teachers pick up a shovel, not a placard
Teachers in Hawke's Bay observed national strike action in varying ways.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Motorists need to adapt while congestion has grip over Hawke’s Bay roads
Rather than easing, congestion remains after Cyclone Gabrielle.
Up to date info offered by CAB
CAB has been inundated with enquiries related to a variety of flood issues
Stuart Nash, and the challenge of being a leader when a cyclone upends everything
OPINION: An electorate devastated amid new portfolios. That’s a heck of a job for one man.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Road destruction set to hit Heartland rugby heroes hard
Rugby - a unifying force on the East Coast - will be hit hard by Cyclone Gabrielle damage.
Helping out those helping out: Generators for marae
Customer support teams have been out and about connecting with locals.
Waiohiki artists share how community spirit soars as recovery continues
Creatives back on track after art lost.
Sixty inquiries per rental: Cyclone compounds Hawke’s Bay rental crisis
Cyclone deepens rental crisis in Hawke's Bay.
Here to help: How much do you know about CAB?
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