Takaka Hill
Takaka Hill relief fund application too complicated - businesses
The road over the Takaka Hill is open again, but the road to recovery remains a long and windy one for some businesses.
Takaka Hill repairs close to $3 million and counting
Emergency work to get the Takaka Hill open all day has cost $2.6 million, and there's more to come, the transport agency says.
Takaka Hill residents hit the road
The NZ Transport Agency says a complete rebuild of at least one section of SH60 from Takaka to Riwaka is needed, but on Sunday from 9am until 5pm NZTA will provide restricted single-lane access on the… Audio
Gita: Riwaka evacuee describes panic in floodwaters
The small town of Riwaka on the Nelson side of Takaka hill was one of the worst hit communities in the district in the flooding caused by former cyclone Gita. Local woman Suzette Bonar and her family… Audio
Gita: Storm damages Wellington, South Island highways
A number of main roads, including SH1 near Paekakariki and SH60 in Golden Bay, were closed on Wednesday as ex-cyclone Gita swept over the New Zealand coastline, bringing landslips, fallen trees and… Audio
Canadian caver safe after 'textbook' rescue
An injured Canadian caver who fell while inside New Zealand's deepest vertical shaft was in good spirits when she was lifted out late last night. Audio
Injured caver rescued after 'textbook' operation
Cavers who helped in last night's rescue of a Canadian woman who slipped then fell while abseiling down Harwoods Hole on Takaka Hill say the operation went like clockwork. Audio
Canadian caver rescued, in hospital after 'textbook' rescue
A Canadian caver was rescued last night after slipping about 50 metres and then falling 10 metres while abseiling down Harwood Hole on Takaka Hill. She was flown by helicopter to Nelson Hospital with… Audio