New Zealand has an overreliance on supermarkets. In times of intense need, it's the small, underfunded organisations that end up filling the gap.

One year ago today, Muriwai was devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle. Here's what it was like to weather the storm. 

The sitting MP delivered one of the shocks of the year – and an electorate race that could go down to the wire.

This much is certain: the electorate will have a new MP after October 14.

After Cyclone Gabrielle, Tairāwhiti faces a universal question: when it comes to the environment, have we got the guts to choose long-term solutions over short-term fixes?

For the people fixing the city after this year's disasters, everything comes back to climate change.

It’s taken months to repair West Wave. It’s going to be many more before it’s back to full capacity.

Urgent action is needed if this environmental disaster is to be turned around, according to a damning new report.

Major cash injections for cyclone recovery and forestry slash clean-up have already been announced. So what else can we expect on Thursday?

Lockdowns are over, and storms and floodwaters have subsided. But the stresses still seems to be showing up in everyday interactions.

Keeping fuel supply stable is a complex but crucial task in the aftermath of extreme weather events like Cyclone Gabrielle.

'I just wanted something for people to hold on to that wasn't tragic.'

The recent review into the flood emergency response criticised Auckland's mayor and others for a lack of 'visible leadership and communication'.

Two months on, those hit hardest are still picking up the pieces – and most of the money New Zealanders donated sits idle.

From a collaborative government submission to an innovative tech platform, the cyclone response on the East Coast has vision far beyond the on-the-ground mahi.