To understand why the Wairoa District Council (WDC) commissioned its own Cyclone Gabrielle report, we have to go back a year or so. In a letter written to HB Regional Council (HBRC) chair Hinewai Ormsby in March, 2023, Wairoa Mayor Craig Little labelled HBRC’s levels of response and assistance in the immediate aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle […]