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Wairoa housing: After 14 moves in two years, Cyclone Gabrielle flood victim Lucky Watkins has a place to call home
A Wairoa wahine forced out of her home by Cyclone Gabrielle’s toxic aftermath has finally found somewhere she can call home.
Flood-damaged school furious and frustrated with ‘crazy’ timing of ERO report
Nuhaka School has been flooded twice since February 2023, disrupting classes.
MetService concedes Cyclone Gabrielle red weather warning could've come sooner
The national weather authority has revealed a rare warning issued only for “significant impact” events could have been ...
She’s moved 14 times since toxic flooding forced her out – now she has a place to call home
A Wairoa wahine forced out of her home by Cyclone Gabrielle's toxic aftermath has finally found somewhere she can call home.
Wairoa residents still distrust council a year after devastating flood
"I've been here over 50 years in this house and never seen anything like it before," one resident with bitter and ...
Cyclone Gabrielle inquest: Council opposed red weather warning
MetService wanted to issue the severe warning the day before the cyclone made landfall, but faced opposition.
Inquest into Cyclone Gabrielle and Auckland Anniversary flooding deaths gets underway
The timeliness and effectiveness of weather warnings and the emergency response to the Auckland Anniversary floods and Cyclone Gabrielle will come under scrutiny in a coroner's inquest that gets ...