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Central Hawke's Bay Cyclone Services a time to reflect

Under blue skies and sunshine, members of the Central Hawke's Bay community gathered to stop and reflect on the lives lost and the devastation caused by Cyclone...

Video: Napier comes together a year on from devastating cyclone

Flanked by a Navy vessel off Napier's coast, hundreds of people gathered together at the Soundshell to commemorate the first anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle.&n...

Video: Cyclone Gabrielle forever "etched in our minds," says Hastings Mayor

Civil Defence officers had to make their way through fallen trees blocking Hastings Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst's driveway for her to sign the State of Emergency...

Video: A day of remembrance in Hastings

An incredibly moving commemoration in Hastings Civic Square today [February 14] marked a year since Cyclone Gabrielle tore through the region. More than 500...

Video: Esk Valley community gathers to remember the day their lives forever

One year on from Cyclone Gabrielle, the Esk Valley community gathered together at a local church that has come to be a place of piece in the midst of chaos....

Video: Napier Mayor recalls travelling to council office in early hours of February 14

At 3.30am on the morning of February 14, Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise got the call to come in and declare a state of emergency with Hastings Mayor Sandra Hazlehu...

Video: Iwi leader says Cyclone Gabrielle's devastation has been sunk into his memory forever

  The extent of the destruction of Cyclone Gabrielle has been sunk into his memory forever, says Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated Executive Chair Bayden...

Video: Call was for 100 volunteers and 400 came - Michael Ngahuka remembers Cyclone Gabrielle

Destiny Church Pastor Michael Ngahuka called for 100 volunteers to help in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle – 400 turned up. This soon rose to 1200....

Video: Remembering the effort to save animals during Cyclone Gabrielle

A temporary animal evacuation centre set up in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle a year ago saved many animals including cats, dogs, chickens, pigeons and even go...

$8.3m Hawke’s Bay Lotto winners says it is “life-changing”

A Hawke’s Bay couple who won $8.3 million in Lotto Powerball last Saturday have described it as “life-changing”. The couple, who wish to rema...

Video: Surreal to rewind back to Cyclone Gabrielle, says Central Hawke's Bay Mayor

It is "surreal" to try and rewind to this time last year when Cyclone Gabrielle unleashed a torrent of floodwater and silt on the region, Central Hawke's Bay...

Video: Regional Council Chair recounts 'life-changing' moment floodwater inundated home

Hawke's Bay Regional Council Chair Hinewai Ormsby has been back in her home in Waiohiki only two weeks since Cyclone Gabrielle devastated her property a year...

Video: Soldier swam across river to join his unit's Cyclone Gabrielle rescue effort

Lance Corporal Aaron Marinus from the NZ Army’s 5/7 Infantry Battalion in Hawke's Bay was asleep in his Rissington home when Cyclone Gabrielle hit and h...

Video: Cyclone rescue effort brought out the best in humanity, says helicopter pilot

The mobilisation of the Cyclone Gabrielle effort brought out the best in humanity, says helicopter pilot Charlie Beetham. A year on from the Cyclone, Beetham...

Video: Police officers were responsible for incredible acts of bravery, says Eastern District Commander

The Police Eastern District Commander has praised her staff for the bravery they showed during Cyclone Gabrielle a year ago. Superintendent Jeanette Park tol...

Video: After a bad year since Cyclone Gabrielle devastated Esk Valley, luxury lodge wants visitors to return now

It has been a bad year since Cyclone Gabrielle devastated Esk Valley, but now Kiwiesque luxury accommodation wants visitors to return to Hawke’s Bay. K...

Video: Volume of water in Cyclone Gabrielle was mind-boggling, says local cameraman

The volume of water in areas of Hawke’s Bay during Cyclone Gabrielle last year was “just mind-boggling", says local cameraman and Hastings Distric...

Cyclone Gabrielle commemorative services - the full list

Hawke's Bay remembers Cyclone Gabrielle one year on. Here is a full list of events across the region today: Civic commemorative services Event Date...

Video: Cyclone Gabrielle community advocate still has guilt for not helping enough

Louise Parsons has spent the last year tirelessly advocating for a community devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle, but she still feels guilty that she did not imme...

Video: After a tough year following Cyclone Gabrielle, Twyford grower still has the strength to continue

After the “toughest year” in his working life following Cyclone Gabrielle, Twyford fruit grower Jerf van Beek says he still has the strength to co...