7 Oct 2025
Second phase of a coronial inquest is underway in Hawke's Bay
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.