‘Survival of the fittest’: Gisborne businesses seek lifeline

WATCH: The North Island region has been through the wringer after Covid-19 and ongoing extreme weather events that test resilience and economic survival.

WATCH: Local Edge debates the health of Gisborne’s economy.

Gisborne businesses are in survival mode as they face lingering challenges from ongoing extreme weather events that have damaged not only lives and land, but an economy too.

Optimism post-Covid-19 has turned into pessimism since Cyclone Gabrielle and other natural disasters hurt the area’s natural

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Jonathan Mitchell Wed, 18 Feb 2026

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