Some schools forced to relocate from flood-affected sites so lessons can resume
Principals of the most flood-damaged schools say it will be many weeks before they reopen their classrooms.
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Principals of the most flood-damaged schools say it will be many weeks before they reopen their classrooms.
A radio network that has been a lifeline during Cyclone Gabrielle faces losing most of the government funding that keeps it running.
Nearly 400 schools across the North Island have reported cyclone and flood damage, with five in Hawkes Bay and Tai Rāwhiti hit so hard they can't open on site.
Families cut off for days in the hardest hit part of Wairarapa after Cyclone Gabrielle have been flown out by chopper.
The massive damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle around Hawke's Bay and Gisborne is becoming increasingly clear - see the photos captured by RNZ's reporters in the field, and sent in by readers.