Craig Little
Wairoa mayor on PM's visit to cyclone-hit region
After two failed attempts the Prime Minister has finally visited Wairoa more than a month after the town was hit by Cyclone Gabrielle. Wairoa Mayor Craig Little talks to Lisa Owen. [embed]… Video, Audio
What regions need, three weeks since Cyclone Gabrielle
Three weeks on from Cyclone Gabrielle and flood victims are still waiting to hear more details of the government recovery plan.
Major state highways are out for the foreseeable for Wairoa, Hawke's… Video, Audio
Wairoa's mayor Craig Little on what the damaged town needs
Wairoa is also under the heavy rain warning - which lasts until mid-Saturday.
Residents are cleaning up Cyclone Gabrielle's devastating effects.
But infrastructure, such as the roads in and out of… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle : Wairoa Mayor Craig Little
Craig Little says so many homes are uninhabitable, volunteers are out in force clearing away people's household items that are covered in mud, and silt is everywhere. The focus is on trying to get… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle coverage continues: Wairoa Mayor Craig Little
We're into day five since Cyclone Gabrielle hit bringing widespread damage to large parts of the North Island. Six people are now known to have died in the storm, but the Prime Minister, Chris… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa cut off
There are reports of widespread flooding and communications in the northern Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa. Kathryn speaks to the town's mayor Craig Little who's trapped near Tuai, near Waikaremoana. Audio
Wairoa mayor shocked by Three Waters entrnechment attempt
A Hawke's Bay Mayor says he was shocked by the government's attempt to entrench part of its Three Waters legislation.
The Green Party put forward the entrenchment clause, which would require a future… Audio
Mayors on breakaway three waters plan
Auckland's mayor Wayne Brown argues his teams alternative three waters proposal would build consensus across the country.
It's already gathering support with a group of 31 councils opposing three… Audio
Weather update: Wairoa
Wairoa District Mayor Craig Little shares an update on ex- tropical cyclone Fili. Audio
Wairoa mayor on latest downpour
Heavy rain has started hitting Gisborne and Hawke's Bay in the last hour - with the area still recovering from a storm three weeks ago.
A red rain warning - MetService's highest - is still in place… Audio
Wairoa mayor Craig Little updates flood issues from Fili
Just weeks after devastating floods caused widespread evacuations on the North Island's east coast, Cyclone Fili made landfall last night and headed towards pretty much the same spots. Joining Nathan… Audio
Wairoa Mayor updates on wild weather
Wairoa Mayor Craig Little updates Karyn Hay on the current state of the weather as ex-tropical cyclone Fili passes through Wairoa. Audio
The Pre-Panel with Liam Hehir and Amy Carter
Panellists Liam Hehir and Amy Carter discuss the recent craze in Crown Lynn swans and tell us what they've been thinking. Audio
Wairoa bracing for yet more heavy rain and strong winds
Metservice has issued severe weather warnings for large parts of Te-Ika-a-Māui - the North Island - with red warnings for Gisborne and the Wairoa District.
The bad weather, brought by former cyclone… Audio
Mahia residents self-evacuated due to Hawke's Bay flooding
Some Mahia residents spent an uneasy night away from their homes due to flooding in Hawke's Bay.
Wairoa's mayor confirmed about a dozen people have self-evacuated from low-lying areas.
Severe gales… Audio
Wairoa facing Covid-19 outbreak
The town of Wairoa in the northern Hawkes Bay area is bracing itself for a Covid-19 outbreak which modelling predicts could kill 14 people. The national death toll for the entire pandemic sits at 65… Audio
Wairoa police, iwi, council join forces to disrupt crime
Wairoa in Hawke's Bay has a reputation for gang violence and drug abuse that stretches back years.
Police, iwi and the council say time is up and they are joining forces to disrupt crime and restore… Audio
Controversy brewing in Māhia peninsula over Rocket Lab
Controversy is brewing over Rocket Lab's work at the Māhia peninsula.
Locals are angry at the use of military payloads, and accuse the company at breaking its promise.
But the local mayor is all for… Audio
Division among Hawke's Bay councils over water reform
Hawke's Bay mayors are divided over new water reforms, despite all of them singing from the same song sheet less than six months ago.
The breakdown comes as the mayor of an isolated rural district… Audio
Napier bar owner criticises govt after gang-related shooting
The owner of a Hawke's Bay bar where a stray bullet from a shootout injured a staff member says the government is "delusional" about its efforts to quash gangs.
There have been several gang related… Audio