'Bridging Tairāwhiti' members feel anxious and disrupted due to destroyed bridges since Cyclone Gabrielle. They formed a group last month to lobby for funding and reconnect their properties to roads. Gisborne District Council is working to support .
Submissions presented at Gisborne District Council's three-year plan hearings see residents clash with the council over pothole repairs and cycle paths. 'It's a balancing Act,' said Mayor Rehette Stoltz over the diverging views for Gisborne's recovery.
One family lived in a tent during the cyclone, while another ended up in emergency housing and even slept in a truck one night. These are their stories about moving into a brand new home.