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Silt Recovery Taskforce lead Darren de Klerk speaking at the awards. (Photo supplied) The Silt Recovery Taskforce’s sustainable approach to clean up silt and debris after Cyclone Gabrielle has been recognised by New Zealand’s waste minimisation ...

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HBRC councillor and HBRIC Director Neil Kirton says the investment company has appointed Debbie Birch and Jonathan Cameron as new independent directors and is changing its investment approach.

Tourism businesses in Hawke’s Bay pay $160,000 in membership fees to keep Hawke’s Bay Tourism operating each year, financial figures from the organisation...

WIthout it, they fear it could take decades to restore the region's economy and years of crippling rate hikes.

A review of the Cyclone Gabrielle response found the emergency management response was not fit for purpose - and not good for media providing critical 'real time' coverage of the disaster. But one broadcaster that's criticised officials for being overconfident and underprepared also downplayed the danger at the time. 

'Adrenalinised desk jockeys' cluttered the office and staff retreated to meetings in a cupboard, a review of the Cyclone Gabrielle response revealed.

The independent review of Hawke’s Bay’s Civil Defence response to Cyclone Gabriel has been completed and it is damning. Former Police Commissioner Mike Bus

By Lauren Crimp and Adam Burns of RNZ
Some Hawke’s Bay residents remain unconvinced whether a damning report into the emergency response to Cyclone Gabriel

The national emergency management system "sets up good people to fail", a review has found.