Adam Pearse
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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins draws ire of Greens with latest policy bonfire, accused of kicking climate action can down the road
Green Party claims the change will only make future climate targets harder to achieve. → Read More
PM Chris Hipkins’ policy bonfire turns to transport, speed limit changes expected to be ditched
About $1 billion in savings had been identified so far to go towards the cyclone recovery. → Read More
Health Minister Ayesha Verrall reveals inappropriate use of public funding in Te Whatu Ora advert
It's understood the newsletter containing the advert cost about $14,000. → Read More
Fire and Emergency NZ’s Ruth Dyson challenged over social media comments about National Party Opposition
Dyson's comments follow controversy over board chairs Rob Campbell and Steve Maharey. → Read More
New National MP Tama Potaka caught by emotion as he honours ancestors in maiden statement to Parliament
Second half of Tama Potaka’s speech concerned New Zealand’s future in education and law. → Read More
Government bolsters primary sector Cyclone Gabrielle recovery fund by $26m
Govt has committed $250m to fix damaged roading networks, alongside $50m for businesses. → Read More
‘Minuscule’: Govt cyclone support package prompts calls for more help
The cost of damage to orchards ranged from $150,000 to $250,000 per hectare. → Read More
Cyclone Gabrielle: Locals guarding diggers and trucks fixing Napier highway amid looting fears
Several slips have caused large sections of State Highway 5 to fall away. → Read More
Cyclone Gabrielle: Dad digging up 5-year-old daughter’s grave buried under cyclone silt
Against a backdrop of activity, Peter quietly works away shovelling. → Read More
Opinion: Government risks losing rural New Zealand, who were left to fight Cyclone Gabrielle’s effects on their own
OPINION: There is a time and place for criticism of disaster responses. Now may not be the right time, with indications the death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle will continue to rise from the 11 counted → Read More
Cyclone Gabrielle: 76-year-old Margaret swims through flooded orchard to save husband from drowning
With floodwaters rising around her, Margaret had to act. → Read More
Watch: Man re-lives harrowing discovery of 80-year-old couple he thought were dead
Ian Cadwallader takes the Herald through house where he thought he'd find three bodies. → Read More
Cyclone Gabrielle: Farmers paying thousands for choppers to evacuate babies, get supplies
One Mum paid more than $7000 to fly her two daughters out to safety. → Read More
Cyclone Gabrielle: Police urge Hawke’s Bay village against arming, forming blockades after looting
Force says people using firearms for protection risk facing criminal charges. → Read More
‘We’ve seen no help’: Isolated Hawke’s Bay village locals feel abandoned after cyclone
Roads are caked in mud and paddocks have become lakes in Puketapu. → Read More
Cyclone Gabrielle: Live updates on emergency situation; 30 weather warnings in Northland, Auckland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, Taranaki and other centres
Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty will lead the briefing from the Beehive. → Read More
Auckland floods: Govt unlocks housing support for displaced Aucklanders
People can access temporary accommodation while their house is repaired. → Read More
Turkey earthquake: NZ commits $1.5m in humanitarian support as death toll climbs
About 3400 killed but number expected to rise. → Read More
Police Minister Stuart Nash pushing for faster removal of cigarettes from dairies
The number of retailers that can sell tobacco in New Zealand will be reduced to 600. → Read More
Auckland weather, flood clean-up: Prime Minister Chris Hipkins unveils $700,000 fund; meets with Mayor Wayne Brown
Businesses large and small have been impacted by the recent flooding. → Read More