New Zealand faces 'long shadow' of Cyclone Gabrielle one year on from disaster

Thousands of homes not safe to live in and recovery slow a year after worst storm to hit country in a century Last year Wairoa, a small farming community on New Zealand's east coast, was forced to close its only retirement home. The facility was badly damaged in Cyclone Gabrielle and the cost to repair it, along with the risk of future flooding, was deemed too high. The town was already struggling before the cyclone hit a year ago. Its housing stock was poorly built and in short supply. The disa...