Around the motu: Matthew Rosenberg in Gisborne

Matthew is in Gisborne where a controversial East Coast barge has been cut from the Government funding list. Te Rimu Trust was spearheading a marine facility at Te Araroa which would have allowed logs, metal aggregate and other products to be transported to other coastal ports. And, Matthew takes a look behind-the-scenes look at Gisborne's fragile water supply. It relies on three dams in the backcountry, about 40km out of town, but two were hit badly by Cyclone Gabrielle. Matthew Rosenberg is a local democracy reporter based out of the Gisborne Herald's newsroom.