7 Oct 2025

Second phase of a coronial inquest is underway in Hawke's Bay

From Checkpoint, 5:25 pm on 7 October 2025

A coronial inquest into Cyclone Gabrielle has heard how some people stranded on roofs in Hawke's Bay as the floodwaters rose, waited nearly an hour to be connected to 111. Our Tairawhiti Hawke's Bay reporter Alexa Cook is covering the inquest and speaks with Lisa Owen.