First published MAR 17, 2023 Updated 1 hour ago Extreme Weather Central Hawkes Bay, overwhelmed and angry a month on from Cyclone Gabrielle, is feeling a warm glow from southern cuzzies Much like in Central Otago, people in Central Hawkes Bay are pretty keen on hunting and drinking pinot. Both 'Centrals' feature sheep farms and orchards and supply much of the country's world-beating apple crop. One thing, however, that Central Hawkes Bay(CHB) doesn't have in common with its new southern penpals is that its GPS co-ordinates put it in the zone for wayward cyclones from the South Pacific.

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