Cyclone Gabrielle
The day the lake returned
Despite six years of native planting on their farm being destroyed by Cyclone Gabrielle, the McBains have been busy replanting. By Rebecca Greaves. PHOTOS BY TUKITUKI LAND CARE
In the wake of Gabrielle
Hawke’s Bay farmers are showing a heightened interest in protection and remedial work following the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle and climate predictions. By Tim McVeagh.
Right tree, right place
An extensive tree planting programme on Awapapa Station, near Gisborne, is bearing fruit. Trees and stock co-exist in a system that benefits the land and the animals. Rebecca Greaves reports. Photos by Louise Savage.
Over it: Gisborne’s big wet
The rain continues to fall in the Gisborne region and Louise Savage is just one of many who’s had enough.
Case IH and New Holland “Commence the Re-Fence”
The "Commence the Re-Fence" Cyclone Gabrielle recovery initiative supports farmers in rebuilding fencing.
Cleaning up after Gabrielle
Country-Wide writers talk to farmers in the path of Cyclone Gabrielle who are still struggling to get stock out and fix fences.
By Claire Ashton
Opportunities from disaster
Peter Andrew is no stranger to cyclones but says Gabrielle showed the progress we’ve made in some areas and has highlighted ways to do things better.
The big cleanup
There’s years of clean up and rebuilding waiting for the victims of Gabrielle. Photographer Louise Savage lives in the thick of the flooded Gisborne region and post-flood went to visit some of the locals dealing with the cyclone’s aftermath.
Access and fencing top priorities
An 80-year-old English poplar fell onto stockyards on the Northland farm of former agriculture minister Sir Lockwood Smith during Cyclone Gabrielle, costing him $20,000 to reinstate.
By Glenys Christian
Picking up the pieces
Less bureaucracy, better co-ordination and easily accessible information systems are farmers’ top wishes as they clear up after Cyclone Gabrielle.