Cyclone recovery funding providing ongoing community benefits

Cyclone recovery funding providing ongoing community benefits

Two years on from Cyclones Hale and Gabrielle, cyclone recovery funding has assisted individuals and communities to recover and provided ongoing benefits for people in affected areas. Along with coordinating recovery efforts with councils and government, rural sector...
Cyclone Gabrielle – two years on

Cyclone Gabrielle – two years on

February marks two years since Cyclone Gabrielle swept down the North Island, leaving significant damage in its wake.  Following on quickly from the earlier Cyclone Hale, both adverse weather events caused severe flooding and slips in parts of the Wairarapa, with...
Donated resources to assist isolated communities in emergencies

Donated resources to assist isolated communities in emergencies

Coastal and isolated communities in Wairarapa will be better placed to respond to emergency events following the donation of resources from the Wairarapa Recovery Office (WRO). The donated resources were funded by central government following Cyclone Gabrielle last...
Wairarapa survey highlights ongoing impacts of 2023 cyclones

Wairarapa survey highlights ongoing impacts of 2023 cyclones

A survey has highlighted the significant ongoing property, financial and social impacts of Cyclones Hale and Gabrielle on people and communities in Wairarapa.Run by the Wairarapa Recovery Office (WRO), the survey of people in impacted areas found that 75 percent of...