No power in Napier expected for two weeks; health services update
Thousands are still without power across the region today.
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Cyclone Gabrielle: What we know about the five confirmed deaths
The storm has left death and catastrophe in its wake.
Rooftop helicopter rescue in Hawkes Bay
A person trapped by rising floodwaters was rescued from a rooftop in Hawkes Bay. Video / HB Civil Defence Emergency Management Group
Watch: Holy cow! Moment herd in neck-deep floods swim to safety
Neck-deep in water, the cows were centimetres from drowning. Then their owner had a plan.
What residents in Hawke’s Bay, Tairāwhiti, Coromandel and Piha need to know
Read important updates as text only for those with little cellphone reception.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Road near Waipawa cut off by floodwater
Inspection staff say the road has been compromised in multiple areas.
Child among four dead in cyclone destruction; 1442 people 'uncontactable' - 'grave fears' for some; 160,000 without power
Quarter of a million people were left without power yesterday, entire communities cut off.
Couple broke through house ceiling to escape rising water before tragedy: ‘She disappeared underwater, under the house’
Woman still missing after property she was housesitting was suddenly inundated.
Local Focus: 'We’ve had people turn up in sheets and underwear'
Sally Ann Pritchard says Te Aranga Marae requires towels and blankets but has enough kai.
'Multiple bodies': Witnesses fear death toll far higher in hardest-hit zone
Residents of Napier’s Bay View claim they saw several bodies washed away.
Laurie still the fastest 70-plus athlete
Dannevirke athlete Laurie Malcolmson is still excelling in the sport he loves.
Watch: Terrifying moment mum, young kids battle raging flood current to get to safety
Stay put and hope the weather gods are kind, or risk raging floods to assure safety.
Facebook page set up to help people find missing Hawke's Bay loved ones
Police say there are 1442 people that have been listed as uncontactable.
‘Worse than Bola!’: Napier 2020 flood responder isolated in Tangoio
'Absolute devastation' in Tangoio.
‘Kia kaha Hawke’s Bay’ - Waiohiki faces a long recovery after two days of devastation
Everyone with a critical illness has been evacuated from the flood-destroyed settlement
Powerless: About 40,000 still without power in Hawke’s Bay
Expect further delays with power.
‘We have lost everything’: Napier family recall incredible flood escape
The family of seven were trapped inside a shed as floodwaters rose.
Local Focus: RSEs evacuated safely in Fernhill
49 Samoan RSEs had to abandon their belongings after camp flooded.
'Multiple bodies': Child among at least four dead, over 1400 people can’t be reached
Residents of Napier’s Bay View claim they saw several bodies washed away.
First photos: What Esk Valley looks like after 7m of water went through
Hundreds of people have now been rescued by emergency services.
SPCA has dispatched trained staff to assess animals in Hawke’s Bay’s most impacted areas
As the day light broke, the fear for missing pets, animals and live stoke began to rise.
'I genuinely thought they were all gone': Family cling to log for eight hours in floodwaters
A Hawke’s Bay family, including a 7-year-old boy, are lucky to be alive.
Could take months 'if not years' for roading network to recover
"The priority of our teams is to reconnect our cut-off communities."
Watch: Jaw-dropping video from space reveals Gabrielle's deadly track to NZ
Incredible footage from space shows how Cyclone Gabrielle grew and turned into NZ's path.
Hastings RSE worker’s story of escape from Cyclone Gabrielle flooding
Asomuamua Lauano was one of about 40 RSE workers and several locals trapped.
Roading update: Twin cities Hastings and Napier still isolated from each other
All highways in and out of Napier remained closed.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Coastal Tararua District bears the brunt
A state of emergency was declared in Tararua District as the cyclone hit.
Tararua's overwhelmed rural communities need support
Some rural communities in the Tararua District are still cut off.
Defence Force and police descend on cyclone’s devastation in Hawke's Bay
Air Force helicopters and Army Unimogs are being used in Hawke's Bay rescues.
‘We burst into tears when we saw it’: Parts of Napier still being evacuated
Flooded community "all in the same boat".
Cyclone Gabrielle: Assessing the damage in Tararua district
A number of bridges have been submerged and some communities are still isolated.