Town's only pub finally reopens after Cyclone Gabrielle
When Cyclone Gabrielle beat its destructive path down the North Island's east cost, the tiny coastal village of Herbertville wasn't spared. Remote and isolated anyway - east of Palmerston North, it's about an hour's drive to Dannevirke - the February 2023 tempest destroyed the road in and out and flooded the pub. The roads are pretty well repaired but the pub has remained shut - until now. Reporter Jimmy Ellingham paid it a visit.