Full impact of Cyclone Gabrielle on Napier Port still unknown

Napier Port's customers were hit hard by extreme weather. (Image: Napier Port)

Wed, 24 May 2023

The full impact of Cyclone Gabrielle on Napier Port’s business going forward still isn’t known and its chief executive says cargo volumes may not recover fully for another 12 months.In February, parts of Hawke’s Bay were devastated by the extreme weather event that ripped across the upper North Island.Communities in the largely export-producing region were cut off, and crops on farms and orchards were ruined.Napier Port, one of two ports on the east coast of the North Island, was up and running within two days and became a &ld...

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