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Napier's Awatoto industrial zone cordoned off due to contamination
Napier City Council says testing has found high levels of contamination in silt and water. 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
Cyclone Gabrielle: Tests for contamination at Napier industrial area
Officials are waiting to find out how contaminated an industrial area in Napier has become after floodwaters swept through three weeks ago.
The area in Awatoto is home to about 20 businesses… Audio
Whangamatā school pupils remote learning while SH25 fixed
SH25 at Opoutere is going to reopen tonight to light vehicles, after a washout grew yesterday to take out a lane of the key road to the Coromandel Peninsula.
The bus to Whangamatā Area School has not… Video, Audio
Street's future hangs in the balance amid plan to demolish homes
Plans to redevelop a Māngere street decimated by floods does not appear to be going down too well with some of the affected residents.
MetService warns West Coast of thunderstorms, potential tornado
Severe thunderstorms, hail and the chance of a small tornado are forecast to hit the West Coast later on Wednesday.
Coromandel's State Highway 25 closed again after more subsidence
The road was damaged following heavy rain on Sunday evening.
Reserve soldier describes night of rescues as Cyclone Gabrielle hit
Rescuing people trapped on rooftops in Esk Valley is something he will never forget.
Gisborne mayor urges serious investment in region's roads
The mayor of Gisborne has welcomed the government decision to focus its transport priorities to repair roads in cyclone-hit areas.
In its three-year plan, the government had wanted to reallocate some… Audio
Muriwai residents bring in own geotech experts for stickered homes
Some Muriwai residents are bringing in their own experts - saying they're sick of being stonewalled by the council.
Last night the council's geotech boss told Checkpoint some residents may have to… Audio
Key Coromandel SH25 closing overnight as washout grows
Coromandel could be in a hole lot of trouble with another chunk of a key highway disappearing down a hillside.
State Highway 25 between Whangamatā and Hikuai is open for essential travel only and… Video, Audio
Balancing safety and desire to head home in the wake of weather disasters
There can be tension when communities feel the risk from a hazard has diminished enough for them to return home and pick up their lives, Martin Brook writes.
Cyclone-hit Wairoa fears being forgotten as rain keeps falling
There is a collective sense of dread that comes whenever the sky turns grey, a pall of anxiety that descends whenever the rain returns.
'I am done, I am so tired': Rates demand piles pressure on flooding victim
Izma Azad no longer shuts the front gate of her home - there is nothing valuable inside, she says. Audio
Weather-proofing transport network crucial, PM says
The decision to refocus transport spending will not compromise action on climate change, Chris Hipkins says. Audio
Vanuatu remains in state of emergency after double cyclones
Vanuatu remains in a state of emergency after double severe cyclones. Audio
Auckland water agency estimates price tag of flood damage at over $250 million
Watercare has estimated the cost of the recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle and Auckland Anniversary flooding will come in at over $250 million.
Coatesville residents worried storm debris blocking stream could be dangerous
Residents in the rural Auckland community of Coatesville are worried a stream blocked with storm debris could spark a disaster.
Muriwai slip-hit homeowners face months waiting on future
Auckland Council's head of engineering resilience says it could be six months' wait for homeowners on two roads affected by landslips at Muriwai, before they know if they can live in their properties… Audio
Govt pulls brakes on transport vision as weather hits highways
The government has pulled the brakes on its sweeping transport vision for the next three years - saying Cyclone Gabrielle has changed the game.
Cabinet last year signed off on a list of proposed… Video, Audio
