'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.
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke’s Bay floods - Amazing photo shows horse stranded on roof
Animals were forced to find any refuge they could as floodwaters rose.
Families make desperate pleas to know if Hawke's Bay-based loved ones are safe
Police have set up an online tool to help families find missing people.
Live: Dramatic aerial photos - horse scrambles to roof; deadly cyclone floods devastate homes
Quarter of a million people were left without power yesterday, entire communities cut off.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Body found washed up on Hawke’s Bay beach
Hawke’s Bay authorities, meanwhile, are struggling to cope with Cyclone Gabrielle impacts.
Live: 'Our house is shaking like crazy' - Gabrielle's eye on NZ: Heavy winds, monster waves; trains, schools cancelled; thousands without power
Northland and Gisborne are also under red heavy rain warnings.
Live: Auckland Harbour Bridge closed to all traffic; Northland declares state of emergency; 11m high waves in Bay of Islands; Air NZ cancels flights
Northland and Gisborne are also under red heavy rain warnings.
Weather: 'Here it comes' - weather system that caused deadly deluge tracking back over top of North Island
Warnings and watches are in place for regions across the top half of the North Island.
Tourism Minister Stuart Nash on NZ’s best beaches - and his ultimate summer pick
From the East Coast to the top of the South, Nash says we're spoiled for choice.
Agony and ecstasy: How rugby heroes triumphed over on-field tragedy
A day of deep sorrow ended in a day of joy for rugby fans on the East Coast.
'Challenging times ahead': Real costs of devastating North Island storms emerge
Long clean-up ahead and millions in uninsured crop and stock loss.
Thriving, 'not dying': Town hurt by gang and drug woes hits back
Wairoa is a town on the rise, say proud locals and the district's equally proud mayor.
'Waves of rain' for NZ, severe thunderstorms possible for North Island
Rainfall of up to 40mm an hour is forecast in Northland this evening.
Costly road to recovery: Roading bill after three-day storm could top $50 million
Parts of State Highway 35, hammered by March's storm, have been described as a "disgrace".
'We cannot wait': Protesters call for end to forests on farms
About 70 people took part in the protest in Napier.
Strong wind watch may continue into weekend for Hawke's Bay following Levin tornado
MetService has warned of winds gusting up to 100km/h on the East Coast.
Airways boss quits after tumultuous Covid years, control tower closure U-turns
Plans to close regional control towers, announced when Covid hit, have been reversed.
'Real and urgent need': Emergency housing bill $10m for 3 months in Hawke's Bay, Gisborne
The cost of housing people in emergency motels has hit a record in Hawke's Bay.
Raid on Napier home nets drugs, cash and a firearm
Operation Bloodhound has led to another arrest.
Watchdog identifies police failings while investigating family harm
A woman was feared dead after police made multiple mistakes handling Gisborne incident.
Hero in a dozer: Flood disaster averted by contractor's actions
Not all heroes wear capes. Some drive bulldozers.
Wairoa and Gisborne councils will co-ordinate weather recovery efforts
Tairāwhiti and Wairoa will collaborate with recovery work from over a week of heavy rain.
Police say clues to Mahia bashing lie within Facebook
Man's injuries no accident, say police
Some rain forecast as Hawke's Bay gradually recovers
A heavy rain watch remains in place for Wairoa, as the rain largely seems to diminish.
'Significant impact': Warning of more foul weather in storm-battered areas
Road closures, power outages and a 'boil water' notice continue after days of flooding.
Heavy rain warning in place for Hawke's Bay, 15 to 25mm/hr expected
Heavy rain warning stays in place for the region.
A down year for Hawke's Bay shearing champs
Just four North Island shearing competitions this summer. There should have been 32.
Live: 1901 new Covid-19 cases as Omicron continues its surge
That brings the number of active community cases across the country to 11,601.
243 Covid cases - the highest since start of pandemic
The record was 222 daily community cases on November 16 last year.
Live: Second Auckland Airport worker tests positive; Palmerston North case has Omicron
The Ministry of Health has reported one new possible Omicron case in Auckland.
Cyclone Cody: Will Hawke's Bay bear brunt of storm?
High seas forecast for the coast - with impacts likely to begin on Sunday.
PM's wedding: Billionaire's homestead venue, Lorde to sing
Hedge fund billionaire to host prime minister's wedding.
Big wet hits Hawke's Bay before the dry
The worst of the week's wet weather has passed for Hawke's Bay.
175 community Covid cases today, in Auckland, Waikato, Northland and Taupō
There are 93 people in hospital with Covid, nine of whom are in ICU or HDU.