10:45 am today

Around the motu: Chris Hyde in Hawke's Bay

From Nine To Noon, 10:45 am today
Rain turns silt to mud, adding to traveling time, and risks, in Pakowhai.

Photo: RNZ / Phil Pennington

Chris has an update on a  Pākōwhai couple who have refused a voluntary buyout of their Cyclone Gabrielle red zoned property, and how many eligible Category 3 property owners have accepted .

Also, the lab diamond discussion used to be on the periphery for Hawke's Bay jewellery customers but now there’s demand for the lab grown jewels.