Hawke's Bay

By Aaron Smale: On the slow destruction and devastating impact of the pine industry on Tairāwhiti. Audio

A normally pristine Hawkes Bay beach is still blanketed with slash following Cyclone Gabrielle, but there's no money to clean the wood debris away. Waikare Beach, a regional gem, is inundated with… Video, Audio

Hawke's Bay growers say the government support announced for their cyclone-wrecked sector today will be too little, too late for some. In March they asked for $750 million to help them recover. But… Video, Audio

Hawke's Bay locals are onto their third cyclone recovery minister in just five weeks after former Labour Minister Meka Whaitiri's surprise defection.

She anounced she's switching allegiances to the… Video, Audio