Two men injured in separate motorcycle crashes in Hawke’s Bay on Friday and Saturday were recovering in two hospitals on Monday, one still in a critical.
On 14 February 2023, Pan Pac’s Whirinaki site was hit by Cyclone Gabrielle, with silt flooding into buildings, causing significant damage to the plant. The silt came over the top of the stop banks behind the site, which were designed for a 1 in 500-year flood occurrence. In some areas onsite the silt was 2m high. The picture alongside was taken a week after the cyclone hit.