Scenes of tragedy: Marae, Urupa and livelihoods changed forever

[@MsAlien911]

Wish i was a maori. They love each other. Help each other. Put their elders first. A beautiful tribute to their strength. Kia kaha kiwis.

[@Warr3331]

Arohanui

[@gusscott3971]

Excellent report. ! Good to see a well edited and human news item. The comments and feelings of the Maori people are so eloquent , so real. Your community will survive with good folk like these. Kia ora from Europe.

[@doodoo597]

❤️what a lovely comment.

[@diBundy]

As usual world class reporting from Kirsty Babbington, nga mihi our whanaunga, kia maia

[@uncriticalthinkerNZ]

Waiohiki marae is across the river from me. It was crazy not being able to find out of the people were okay so nearby, but it being on high ground helped. Hearing from there on the radio was a relief.

[@jobo8819]

Can not begin to really understand how frightening this would of been. Absolute admiration for the quick thinking and bravery of those that jumped into help their famz and community. I hope your communities are getting plenty of support.

[@THE-PEDIGREE]

Great video great interviews

[@cesar_yf2637]

Major aroha for the uncle that was picking everyone up, Good man

[@Theodisc]

New Māori word _du jour_ : urupā n. cemetery, burial ground, tomb, graveyard. My heart, my thoughts and my strength go out to the people and the communities that are affected by these inundations in the Hawkes Bay and all over the motu this summer. 💙🙏🏽💪🏽

[@doodoo597]

🥰

[@WakenwithUs]

Ka aroha Whanau 😥

[@mokorangi6380]

Our people are most definitely first responders, natural born leaders we are. Arohanui ki a koutou. I watch many videos is absolute awe and sadness. Wishing I could hug each and every person, to see the fear they were in, breaks my heart.

[@tamatetera6702]

Great article well put together.. Hope the family’s get through it a story for generations!

[@gracehowe3692]

Questions need to be asked why people never got warnings like sirens or messages, was there a power outage why they never got warned? where was the civil defence and council

[@grendel_nz]

Hopefully they can raise the marae up high. Things can be cleaned. But raise everything up. It will come right. :) together

[@cherylcarr5690]

Nui te ahora and kaha to you all ❤️❤️❤️

[@robhoward724]

My family too your family our preys are with you on your journey to recovery the sadness of all those homes is incomprehensible totally devastating so sad

[@kerridavis2630]

God bless 🙏❤️

[@holdencommodorehsv]

God a bit to late to the party again😅

[@ivonesickvi2542]

Similar thing happened to edgecumb, most residents are still waiting on insurance claims and it's been how many years

[@denisegore1884]

Very moving

[@khzn9309]

Mean Whanz Arohamai n ArohaWairua 2 yawl haarrd Uncle Booboo Tuff...Aw hart n Wairua is breaking seeing Nga Ururupa hard 😢😰😭 ERUz Far North Nga Hau E Wha xxxx

[@ravenouspakai3282]

Love to all..... Kia kaha whanau..

[@mapachehombre7410]

Kia Ora from Christchurch stand taLL ma Bros

[@ChrisW2024]

im in taradale napier and we had an alert on our mobile phones on the day of the cyclone to evacuate due to the river stock bank was gonna burst its banks and the evacuation was stood down at 4pm on the day so we could all go back to our homes

[@dubemccready7438]

How horrible for you all I do hope SOME_ONE will be in a position to help you all Kia kaha.

[@HaapaiTeUrioHau]

😞❤

[@tangatatoamma5240]

Hey Pakeha, give us back our mountains so we can survive this too!!!!!!!!!

[@turock101]

Jesus is the way the truth and the life

[@holdencommodorehsv]

The bible is fiction you are brainwashed.

[@Kiwi_Fruit_Fruit]

the Maori people are so beautiful and strong.

[@petericyou856]

It’s a cleansing bro cause y’all need to get back to your family culture cause u young bucks are loosing the families the kinship