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Hastings and Napier councils have approved changes to their long-term plans to allow buyouts of category 3 homes.

A meeting at Waiohiki hears the details

Naren Soni just wants to rebuild. His fellow Pakowhai residents are just as frustrated.

It is a disease of poverty and bad housing - leaving thousands hospitalised.

By Lauren Crimp of RNZ
Some Hawke’s Bay residents, whose homes were inundated by rivers of silt during Cyclone Gabrielle, fear the future of their properti

Some Hawke's Bay residents, whose homes were inundated by rivers of silt during Cyclone Gabrielle, fear the future of their properties depend on the size of cash-strapped councils' bank accounts.

Puketapu residents say the loss of a bridge ripped away by floodwaters during Cyclone Gabrielle has torn the community apart.

Thousands of Hawke's Bay property owners can now start talking with council officials about what will happen to their storm-hit properties.

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A friendship agreement will be signed with the Samoan district of Falealili.