Kerry Hamlin News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Some properties can't be rebuilt a year after Cyclone Gabrielle hit, but victims of the disaster can still make themselves feel at home.

Six months on from Cyclone Gabrielle and the piles of silt no longer sit at the roadside in Puketapu, west of Napier. Contractors’ heavy machinery rolls al

Two families have spent a winter waiting for certainty after Gabrielle's devastation.

It's six months on from Cyclone Gabrielle and for many life is yet to return to normal. Some residents of Puketapu, west of Napier, are still out of their homes, and a few aren't sure if they can return. Our reporter Jimmy Ellingham and cameraman Angus Dreaver caught up with two families who have spent a winter waiting for certainty. This report is the first in a series of three that will air this week out of Hawke's Bay, six months on from the cyclone. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6333427807112

Cyclone Gabrielle's fury forced a family to break through their ceiling and on to their roof as they waited for rescue.