The happy-go-lucky highway
The happy-go-lucky highway
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Surveys initiated in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle have estimated farm damage at up to $80 million and counting across the Tairāwhiti region. A survey, run
A Gisborne farmer is counting the loss to his livestock after several of his cows died as they tried to escape floodwaters.
The Gisborne mayor says prosecutions are possible if debris found on beaches following the recent flooding can be traced to a breach of a resource consent.
Gisborne remains cut off this evening - roads are closed all around it - after heavy rain battered the region, causing slips and widespread flooding. The sun was shining for most of the day but slip after slip still covers the roads all over the region. Residents are now bracing for even more downpours. Our reporter Tom Kitchin and camera operator Angus Dreaver took a trip around.