Stories by Kate Green

Two thousand native trees have been planted by Ruatōria locals to protect their aerodrome from flooding.

Business owners in the Central Hawke's Bay town of Waipawa say more than a month of roadworks unrelated to Cyclone Gabrielle will be the final straw after a tough year.

Silt and debris removal in Hawke's Bay has slowed by half as funding runs short, with a million cubic metres left to move.

Heroes who came to the rescue during Cyclone Gabrielle have been honoured for their actions.

Te Tai Rāwhiti is likely in for a hot, dry spring after months of wet weather - a welcome relief for locals.

Hawke's Bay's gannets are back for the breeding season and tours are starting up again, after last season was cut short by Cyclone Gabrielle.

A Hawke's Bay woman whose family lost everything in the cyclone says they are one of the lucky ones - but the temporary accommodation they were given came with a catch.

An investigation into a Hawke's Bay sanctuary has instead come down hard on the government department.

A Hawke's Bay conservation group is down, but not out, after flooding during Cyclone Gabrielle swept through their Esk Valley planting sites.

The former prime minister has clashed with residents of a coastal community - but he reckons he's just telling them the truth.

Innovators across New Zealand are working on solutions for the huge amount of silt and woody debris that is clogging beaches and riverbanks on the East Coast.

The government's plan to shake up forestry in Tai Rāwhiti and Wairoa has been met with frustration and disappointment by locals, with some members of the public meeting storming out in protest.

The East Coast is still waiting for action after a report released more than two months ago demanded wide-scale forestry felling in Tai Rāwhiti and Wairoa be stopped immediately.

Contractors in Tai Rāwhiti are turning to other ways to make ends meet, leaving skilled workers underpaid and undervalued. Audio

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Help for storm-affected residents to pay rent has been called a "lifeline" by homeowners.

Owners of homes affected by flooding and Cyclone Gabrielle are set to receive payments towards their temporary accommodation.

When the floodwater roared through Takitimu Marae in early February, there was nothing the community could do as it swept through the dining hall, ablution block, kitchen and wharenui. Audio

In Hawke's Bay, food trading platform Magic Beans is doing its best to combat the rising cost of food and interpersonal disconnection in some communities.

The Transport and Infrastructure Committee has recommended the government launch scoping studies for four rail services throughout the North Island.

Demand for counselling for young people on the East Coast has shot up since Cyclone Gabrielle, with primary students remembering how they had to flee their homes.

Farmers and growers will receive help to secure cheaper loans, rather than given cash up front.

Gisborne ratepayers have avoided a high rates increase this year with a rise of only 6.5 percent, compared to neighbouring cities.

GNS scientists have tentatively identified them as vertebrae from two species - both more than 70 million years old.

Along the fence lines of the cyclone-devastated Esk Valley, red roses still turn their little faces towards the pale winter sun, and their unusually strong flush this year has turned heads.