Jimmy Epps, now “on the Gold Card”, has had to be in emergency accommodation and is now waiting for repairs to the home in which he had been living near the marae. Sitting at the front of his ...
The community of Ōmāhu, celebrated for its resilience and help for others amid the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle 21 months ago, is finally getting itself back together with the opening of 11 homes ...
Whānau displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle are moving into a temporary village at Ōmāhu Marae in Hawke's Bay - more than a year-and-a-half after their homes were devastated. The 11 homes were delivered ...