Why is $7m of relief still to be allocated, six months after Gabrielle?
Red Cross NZ on the ground in Hawke's Bay after Cyclone Gabrielle. Six months to the day since Cyclone Gabrielle struck, the New Zealand Red Cross is yet to finish allocating its now more than $27 million NZ Disaster Relief Fund. But one of its top executives says there are strong plans in place, and a commitment, to allocate the remaining $7m by February’s one-year anniversary.