A normally pristine Hawkes Bay beach is still blanketed with slash following Cyclone Gabrielle, but there's no money to clean the wood debris away. Waikare Beach, a regional gem, is inundated with bits of logs and waste wood strewn kilometres up and down the beach making access difficult. A DOC campground at the nearby river mouth is closed until further notice due to flooding and slips damage and the boat ramp is due to be demolished. The regional Silt Recovery Taskforce says its visited the beach several times and has a clean-up plan but no money for it. The taskforce's Woody Debris Manager is Jamie Cox and he speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6338288752112

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6338288072112

The warehouse weetbix supply crisis is over, following pressure from shoppers. Manufacturer Sanitarium says it heard the calls from consumers. And its reducing weetbix exports, so it can keep feeding the cereal into the red sheds. The Commerce Commission sent a please explain letter to the cereal maker, but Sanitarium remains adament there's been no breach of the Commerce Act. Grocery Commissioner Pierre van Heerden speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6338288071112

The Black Caps got the ideal hitout ahead of their opening Cricket World Cup game against England on Thursday with a win in their final warm-up match in India. In a rain-reduced game against South Africa, New Zealand secured a 7-run victory under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method. We're joined by sports reporter Felicity Reid. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6338285094112

Aucklanders could be facing a double-digit rates hike next year, as the city council again looks at how to cover costs. Earlier this year, council put rates up by 7.7 percent as part of a plan to plug its $325 million budget hole. Looking ahead, council says those rates could nearly double next year from a starting point of 13.75 percent, as it looks to once again balance the books. Finn Blackwell has more.

Several councils and government ministries could be facing bills in the hundreds of thousands to fit essential filters to their drinking water supplies in the wake of Queenstown's cryptosporidium gastro outbreak. There are 60 confirmed cases of the parasite induced gastro, that can cause severe diarrhea, stomach cramps and vomiting. The national water regulator, Taumata Arowai, has issued 150 compliance notices requiring councils and others to install UV filters to protect the water from Protozoa, an organism that can cause of raft of nasty health issues. The cause of Queenstown's crypto outbreak has yet to be indentified but it's been revealed some of the networks that supply the town with water are not fitted with the compulsary filter. Steve Taylor from the national water regulator, Taumata Arowai speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6338287340112

Chris Hipkins reckon's he'll be fighting fit and ready to re-enter the campaign arena post covid. But the scrapping's well and truly started without him. In isolation, he's dealing with distractions from within his caucus. Outside there's allegations of a leadership coup, porkies and calls of chicken: both sides are all in. National's calling Labour dirty and desperate; Labour says National's ducking for cover. Here's our deputy political editor Craig McCulloch.

Hawke's Bay Magpies' Ranfurly Shield win has been marred by after game antics - after a photo emerged showing the shield broken in two with small piles of white powder on half of it. New Zealand Rugby Union has launched an investigation into reports of drug use and what occurred during the post match celebration. It's also taken possession of the broken shield. New Zealand Rugby General Manager Community Rugby Steve Lancaster says he's deeply disappointed with what's happened. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6338219182112

Returning to our earlier story about the coastal walkway on Auckland's North Shore that's been closed due to a stoush between a land owner and the council. For years, the owner of the Firth family property allowed members of the public to walk through their land. But now the inheritors have built a fence in the middle of the track, forcing walkers to clamber down onto the rocks and around if they wish to continue on the walk. The owners say they'll keep the fence up unless the council agrees to remove a heritage listing on a small cottage on the property, which greatly reduces its value because it can't be developed. Auckland Councillor Richard Hills speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6338218891112

Business owners around Greymouth on the South Island's West Coast know about tough times, trading through coal mine closures, the Christchurch quakes and recessions. And then there's Covid and a cost of living crunch. Our reporter Jimmy Ellingham and cameraman Nick Monro visited the region to gauge pre-election business confidence in the area.