The mother of a 2-year-old girl swept away in floodwaters during Cyclone Gabrielle believes her family’s “immense trauma” could have been avoided if author
By RNZ There’s a big clean-up ahead for people in Lower Hutt today after a thunderstorm roared through yesterday afternoon, smashing windows, lifting roofs.
Parts of northern Hawke’s Bay are flooded and State Highway 2 is closed after heavy rain overnight. Several homes have been evacuated and schools are closed.