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Just over 17 percent of people living in Wairoa District in northern Hawke's Bay are lagging behind on their payments. Lewis Ratapu, chief executive of the Tatau Tatau o Te Wairoa Trust spoke to John Campbell.

In this week's episode of The Hui - reporter John Boynton visits the small town of Wairoa. A community with no rest home or aged-care facilities and where many whānau living with mate wareware dementia are being forced to leave their rohe to access care.  

In this episode of Cut the Crop, Scott Champion talks to three growers in Southland, Canterbury and Wairoa about how autumn planting is progressing, their decision making around crop options and how they are mitigating rising diesel and fertiliser prices.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two questions: what does “woke” mean to you? And are states of emergency “woke”? The reason I'm asking is that the Mayor of Wairoa thinks they are. Which I think is a load of old nonsense. Unlike other mayors in other North Island areas - who declared states of emergency in anticipation of Cyclone Vaianu at the weekend - Craig Little didn't. Because he thought it was all a bit over the top and not necessary. He went further yesterday, saying that he thinks they've become “woke”. He says: “we're becoming woke as a country when it comes to states of emergency”. That's what he says. And I say: nonsense. The Prime Minister thinks the same. Hitting back, saying he's happy to be labelled woke if it means keeping people safe. Christopher Luxon says: “I'll happily wear a woke label this time if it means we didn't lose anyone's lives.” He says: “This was a significant event with 10 local states of emergency actioned, and in a number of regions there were road closures, power outages and flooding." And Christopher Luxon is right. States of emergency aren't woke and this mayor is just another one of these people who has no idea what woke actually means. Put simply - and this is my definition - woke means being aware of how things impact people. The more official definition - courtesy of the Oxford English Dictionary - says woke means "alert to racial or social discrimination and injustice". What that has to do with states of emergency, I'll never know. Well, I do know actually. It's got nothing to do with states of emergency. And the Mayor of Wairoa is just another one of these people who think calling someone or something “woke” is a way of having a go at them. But, whether we like it or not, it's a word that's been hijacked to the point where some people have no idea what it means, but are happy to bandy it around left, right and centre. Nevertheless, are states of emergency “woke”? Last October, when we had those huge winds in canterbury and a state of emergency was declared, one Christchurch business owner got in touch with me, very unhappy about it. Saying they thought it was overkill. Their takings were down 50 percent, and they were criticising the decision to include Christchurch city in the state of emergency. Because the city wasn't as badly affected as other parts of the region. I disagreed with them. Because we had no idea how bad it was going to get, so it made sense to be cautious. Because - and this is what i say to anyone who thinks we go a bit O.T.T with states of emergency these days - what would you rather have? Be prepared just in case? Or find out too late and deal with the consequences. Which is why i think this mayor up north not only has no idea what woke means - he's also wrong thinking states of emergency have become a woke over-reaction. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wairoa District mayor Craig Little is worried overuse of the state of emergency could lessen the impact for residents. Mayor Little spoke to John Campbell.

Questions to Ministers DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? NANCY LU to the Minister of Finance: How is conflict in the Middle East affecting the New Zealand economy? Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? TIM COSTLEY to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What changes to welfare supports will come into effect today to help respond to cost of living pressures? Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Prime Minister: E tautoko ana ia i nga korero me nga mahi katoa a tona Kawanatanga? Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Has Treasury revised its inflation "worst case scenario" on 16 March of 3.7 percent; if so, what are its latest inflation forecasts? KATIE NIMON to the Minister of Transport: What announcements has he made regarding Cyclone Gabrielle recovery work in the Napier to Wairoa corridor? Dr LAWRENCE XU-NAN to the Minister of Education: Will she commit to maintaining at least the current level of delivery for school transport and access to learning during this fossil-fuel price spike? Hon Dr MEGAN WOODS to the Associate Minister for Energy: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? RIMA NAKHLE to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has he made on health infrastructure in South Auckland? CUSHLA TANGAERE-MANUEL to the Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery: Does he stand by his answer to oral question No. 10 on Tuesday, 31 March regarding civil defence and emergency services, "they're already well prepared but there is a lot of contingency work going across all Government agencies because we have to take a responsible approach to this as a country"; if so, why? LAURA McCLURE to the Minister for Food Safety: What advice, if any, has he received on the potential impact of the current global fuel supply disruptions on food safety in New Zealand?

Nicola Willis: How petrol will be prioritised in worst-case scenarios Finance minister Nicola Willis spoke to Q+A about how the war in Iran and unfolding fuel crisis could affect New Zealand in worst case scenarios, including if there are widespread cancellations of deliveries on force majeure grounds. She discussed how the government is considering prioritisation if that happens. She also discussed other scenarios in which there's a much longer term issue with higher prices, and what that will mean for the wider economic position for the country. How CEOs are preparing for Iran war fallout Q+A canvassed a group of CEOs for a business insight into how they're preparing their companies in case the fallout from the Iran war gets worse. We spoke to Port of Auckland CEO Roger Gray, Mainfreight Managing Director Don Braid, and Ballance Agri-Nutrients CEO Kelvin Wickham. The district with nowhere for elderly to go Q+A reporter Whena Owen goes to Wairoa where the district is facing an acute shortage of rest home places, after the last facility closed due to damage from Cyclone Gabrielle. But is help now on the way? How drones have taken over the “kill zone” in Ukraine Drones and other unmanned weapons systems have never been more effective on the battlefields of Ukraine, making the concept of front lines non-existent. Instead, a kilometres-wide area now sits between the two armies, where humans are constantly at risk of being targeted. Brigadier Stuart Nasse describes it as being like “the opening scene of Terminator 2”, and says the way war is waged has changed radically. He leads the multinational coalition on drones supporting Ukraine, and was in New Zealand to speak at the Centre for Strategic Studies. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.

He’s doing rural health and wellness at the East Coast Farming Expo at Wairoa. But what a mission he had to get there!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We preview the East Coast Farming Expo, which starts tomorrow at Wairoa. Have they dodged a weather bullet? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new charter school on the East Coast will tailor its curriculum to meet the needs of local students.

A few weeks ago, some locals in Waiatai Valley near Wairoa were devastated to find hundreds of dead eels in the Waiatai stream. Some of the eels, or tuna in te reo Maori, were thought to be 40 to 50 years old. A team from Hawkes Bay Regional Council has been investigating what happened. Council chair Sophie Siers joins Jesse with an update.

A pop up clinic offering free dental care in Wairoa has been overwhelmed with demand in an area that hasn't had a full time dentist for half a decade. The clinic is a joint project between Health New Zealand, iwi, Kahungunu and Hawkes Bay's Golden Apple dentists. Patients have been prioritised according to need and there has been lots of them keen to get in the chair, with the clinic's two week run almost over. Dr Isha Woodhams of Golden Apple Dental spoke to Lisa Owen.

Right, it seems there's a very good chance that Tauranga City Council is going to have the inquiry they've launched taken off them and run by the Government instead. The Government hasn't actually said those words out loud just yet. What they have said is that there is a strong case for a Government inquiry. But you can read between the lines here - they're preparing us, and probably most importantly preparing the Tauranga City Council, for the fact that they, the Government, are going to run this inquiry. And they should be the ones running it. The council can't investigate its own actions like it's planning to do. No one is going to believe the council if it concludes the council has done nothing wrong - if you follow what I'm saying. And there are plenty of reasons to think the council may actually have done quite a lot wrong here. From the 111 call they claimed wasn't forwarded to them - until they realised, whoopsie, yes it was - through to reports that council staff were at the campground before the slip but didn't evacuate everyone, to the possibility that they were involved in clearing trees above the slip site. Now that, by the way - the trees issue - is potentially quite significant. It looks very much, if you compare the photos, like trees, probably pōhutukawa, were cleared from the site above the slip sometime between 2017 and 2019, probably to stop myrtle rust. If this is what happened - if the council stuffed up by removing trees and not replacing them, when everyone knows that plants stabilise the ground, and if the council was warned about slips in the hours before they happened and ignored those warnings, then they should carry the can for that. I have seen - and I don't know if you've been seeing this too - but I have seen too many councils, lately, get away with dropping the ball. Auckland Council having drinks while the city was flooding three years ago. Hawke's Bay Regional Council being begged to open the bar to prevent Wairoa from flooding, not opening the bar, and - guess what - Wairoa flooded. If no one is ever blamed for the things they do wrong before an event, then nothing changes. So the Government's on the right track here. They need to take over this inquiry. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hawke's Bay and Gisborne are sweltering under heat alerts today with temperatures reaching 34 degrees at Napier Airport and 32 degrees in Wairoa. They're not the only regions wilting under warm conditions - Gisborne hit 32.6 degrees this afternoon, and on Sunday new records were set for December temperatures in Tauranga and Whitianga. Warmer ocean temperatures are behind the surge in heat - as marine heatwave conditions develop in the waters off New Zealand. Hawke's Bay Tairawhiti reporter Alexa Cook has more. 

Summer has well and truly arrived, with the heat a big topic of conversation in the RNZ office. MetService has issued a heat alert for Hawke's Bay warning residents to take care as temperatures are expected to hit a high of 34 degrees in Hastings. Gisborne, Napier and Wairoa will also experience temperatures in the early 30s today. That seems hot - especially for early December - but is it? MetService meteorologist John Law joins Jesse

Alexa talks about this week's Coroner's Inquest into Cyclone Gabrielle, the legal action being taken against Wairoa's regional council and the village of Onga Onga celebrates 150 years.

A class action lawsuit is being lodged against Hawke's Bay Regional Council this week, alleging incompetence led to 400 properties and businesses flooding in Wairoa last year. Tairawhiti Hawke's Bay Report Alexa Cook has more.

The Mayor of Wairoa says the town's lack of aged care beds is an emergency that has been ignored by everyone.

In part two, rugby commentator and journalist Scotty Stevenson joins the panel to discuss the All Blacks defeat on the weekend and celebrate the Balck Ferns' progression to the world cup semi-finals. And toothpaste brand Solid has produced toothpaste with Te Reo labeling for Te Wiki o te Reo Maori 2025. As co-founder Adam McConnochie tells the panel, proceeds from sales will go to support the new mobile dental unit destined for Wairoa, where there is currently no resident dentist.

An action plan to help keep small airlines flying regional routes is expected to land on the desk of the Associate Transport Minster any day now. Air NZ serves 20 regional areas, but the smaller carriers are the only ones flying to places like Wairoa, Masterton and Stewart Island. From the end of next month Sounds Air is canning its flights from Blenheim to Christchurch, and Christchurch to Wanaka, due to what it has described as out of control costs. Associate Minister of Transport, James Meager spoke to Lisa Owen.

In part two, a 16 percent annual rise in the price of beef mince is making the humble pie an expensive roadside munch. Then, the panel meets a Wairoa man who's been cutting hair for five decades and has no interest in stopping.

Alexa discusses the situation in Wairoa for residents, one year on from its floods, the uproar over water rates in Central Hawke's Bay and the success of an apple bred to cope with warming climate conditions.

A primary school near Wairoa that was ruined in Cyclone Gabrielle, and has been operating out of temporary classrooms is furious with the Education Review Office over the timing of its evaluation. Alexa Cook reports.

A year on from the devastating Wairoa Flood and residents still fear for their lives when it rains. When the Wairoa River burst its banks, it tore through over 400 properties, causing 40 million dollars of damage. Alexa Cook reports.

It has been one year since the Wairoa River burst its banks, flooding hundreds of properties on the south side of town. Hawke's Bay and Tai Rawhiti reporter Alexa Cook reports.

There's a sense of unease in Wairoa after two private properties have been shot at by rival gangs in the past ten days. In response, Police have invoked new powers to help dial down tensions between the Mongrel Mob and Black Power in Hawke's Bay and Gisborne. Hawke's Bay Tai Rawhiti reporter Alexa Cook has more.

A call for young drivers to have 60 hours of practice behind the wheel before they get a restricted licence will be a big hurdle for some unless the government funds it. This is according to a Wairoa trust that helps rangatahi get their licences. The government has floated changes to the rules for getting a restricted license. Denise Eaglesome-Karekare, the chief executive of Wairoa Young Achievers Trust spoke to Lisa Owen.

Wairoa Little Theatre is putting on its first production in five years after battling through Covid-19 and Cyclone Gabrielle that devastated the region. The theatre has also struggled to coax locals on stage. Playwright and star Louise Bramley spoke to Lisa Owen.

The town of Wairoa could lose out on a $70 million government fund for flood protection if it can't decide on a solution before the end of this month. Alexa Cook reports.

Parts of the Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa are cleaning up after being inundated with heavy rain overnight. Local emergency management says up to 80 millimetres fell in the district last night. 

Every week Jesse is forced to cold call an information center somewhere in New Zealand.

A changing climate and shifting land use has prompted Wairoa sheep and beef farmer Dave Read to develop a new breed of low-input sheep.

We meet a keen gardener in the Far North, hop in the sheepyards to learn about dagging and talk emissions with a sheep and beef farmer in Wairoa. And later we take a look back in the archives with a rural postman on his rounds.

Hawke's Bay residents will need to brace themselves for at least another 14 months of road closures on State Highway Two - as the cyclone damaged section of the road between Napier and Wairoa won't have two lanes open until next Christmas. Hawke's Bay Tairawhiti reporter Alexa Cook has more.

Wairoa's Civil Defence controller says she's lost all trust in Hawkes Bay Emergency Management over its handling of the flood alert in June when the river burst its banks and poured through 400 homes. Wairoa's Civil Defence Controller, Juanita Savage spoke to Hawkes Bay reporter Alexa Cook.

An independent review into Wairoa's June flood found the Hawke's Bay Regional Council doesn't have a proper management plan in place. It's made several recommendations including actions to better monitor the river bar and strengthen ties with the Wairoa community, Ashleigh McCaull reports.

A review into the devastating June floods in Wairoa details a litany of shortcomings in the management of the local river mouth by the Hawkes Bay Regional council. More than 400 properties were damaged or destroyed when the town flooded on June 26. At the time, locals criticised the council for not digging a channel to let the rising Wairoa river release into the sea sooner - known as 'opening the bar'.The review said it's "surprising" that didn't happen, but it may not have mitigated the problem. But also found the Hawkes Bay Regional Council, that is legally responsible for the river, had no operational plan for managing the bar, despite its known flood risk. Chair of the Hawkes Bay Regional Council, Hinewai Ormsby spoke to Lisa Owen.

Wairoa's flood-hit residents are urging the Hawke's Bay Regional Council to act on a raft of recommendations to avoid disasters in the future. Hawke's Bay Tairawhiti reporter Alexa Cook has been talking to locals.

A review into the flood that devastated Wairoa in June has found Hawke's Bay Regional Council lacked a proper plan for managing the river mouth, and did not listen to locals.

Wairoa's CBD is set for a makeover - with council bosses to contribute towards some spruce-up work and leaving the door open for potential fines for landlords whose properties are in a state of decay.

The government wants to roll back local councils' ability to set tough rules for forestry. Wairoa mayor Craig Little spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

A social worker in Wairoa says more than 50 whanau are caring for elders at home who should be in aged care - but there is no aged care facility in the town.

Former long-time Hastings mayor and electorate MP Lawrence Yule has been given the role of solving Wairoa's flooding problems. 

This week on Country Life a high-tech lettuce farm in Taranaki, a tribute to the old fashioned dunny, a backyard project keeping blokes busy in North Canterbury and hort cadets in Wairoa getting their hands in the soil. 

Tatau Tatau o Te Wairoa celebrates its first commercial apple harvest and the first of its horticulture cadets graduating. Along with Ohuia Incorporation, the trust has planted 28-hectares of Maori-land, transitioning from traditional sheep and beef farming to horticulture.

Some Wairoa residents are still figuring out when they can move back into their homes almost a month on from the second devastating flood in less than two years. Some homes have been burgled while residents wait for repairs to be carried out, others have decided it's not worth rebuilding at all, Ashleigh McCaull reports.

More than 100 people are still out of their homes in Wairoa following June's flood in the northern Hawke's Bay town. As people try to clean up their homes and dry out their belongings, anger is simmering about how the disaster was allowed to happen, Jimmy Ellingham reports.

Chris discusses the ownership of Hawkes Bay airport, the 70th anniversary of the Pania of the Reef sculpture, and a big rugby game in Wairoa tomorow.

Wairoa families need cleaning gear, toilet paper, bedding and energy efficient heaters - the region's in recovery mode after last month's flooding, Jordon Winiata, the function lead at the distribution centre in Wairoa speaks to Susana Lei'ataua.

As the Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery visits Wairoa today, a mayoral relief fund on Givealittle for the town has swelled to more than $120,000.