Nearly half those living in emergency housing in Hawke's Bay are children.

Construction of a temporary bridge is underway for cut-off Dartmoor residents.

Tree on fire in Hastings after it was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm on Friday afternoon. Video / Jesse Steffert

Meet the youth mentors helping young people navigate life's big challenges.

A small group of Awatoto residents are asking for help to remove the silt and protect their homes if they have to leave. Reporter Mitchell Hageman / Video Warren Buckland.

Hon Michael Wood, Minister of Transport visited Downer in Hastings to view Bailey bridge components. Developed by the British during the WW2, Bailey bridges are a versatile, cost effective system being relatively quick and easy to put up.

Mum Laura Marinus documented her kids' unusual trip to school.

The school run looks a little different for Hawke's Bay kids crossing the Mangaone River since Cyclone Gabrielle. Video / Laura Marinus

96 year old Patricia Morton of Napier talks to HB Today reporter James Pocock about her experience during the 1938 Esk Valley flood. Historic photos: credit: Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi. Video / Warren Buckland

PM Chris Hipkins talks to Hawke's Bay Today Editor Chris Hyde after a Cyclone Gabrielle media conference at HB Showgrounds, Hastings. Video/Warren Buckland

Otanga Road at Raumati just north of Dannevirke has a massive drop of 3 metres in the carriageway caused by water getting in under the road, undermining its integrity. Video / Supplied

We are used to seeing galloping thoroughbreds running past the winning post but now the Hastings racecourse is home to cats and dogs in the public bar. Video Warren Buckland

Jenny Mark, husband Ken and son Trevor were rescued from the Tait Road home as flood water rose during Cyclone Gabrielle

Locals are picking through the remains of homes and vehicles destroyed by Cyclone Gabrielle in Esk Valley. Video / Neil Reid

People in Tokomaru Bay are working to reconnect the town after being cut off by flooding and road damage. Video / George Heard

The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle has reached nine people as emergency teams continue to search for missing people. Video / Mark Mitchell / George Heard / Mike Scott

A remote hospital accommodating dementia patients in the tiny East Coast town of Te Puia Springs has been left without power, water and any physical way out since Monday. Video / George Heard

The Puketapu Bridge collapses under the weight of the water. Video / Matt Wheatley

Cyclone Gabrielle claims another life, the desperate search for victims in cut-off regions continues, and Princess Anne continues her tour of the motu in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

24 Fernhill residents including a dozen Samoan RSE workers were rescued by helicopter at 11am, Thursday.

A person trapped by rising floodwaters was rescued from a rooftop in Hawkes Bay. Video / HB Civil Defence Emergency Management Group

Death toll rises in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, cut-off regions wake up to another day of isolation and 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Wellington in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Sally Ann Pritchard says Te Aranga Marae needs towels and blankets but has enough kai.

49 Samoan RSEs had to abandon their belongings after camp flooded.

Flooding near Wigan Bridge, Tolaga Bay, February 13th. Video / Joe Warburton

Alastair Needes was one of many people stuck on their roof with water rising, looking at swimming for safety and watching animals drown.

Dumpling class brings inmates and staff together at Hawke's Bay Regional Prison.

Annabelle Campbell winner of the Hawke's Bay Today Harvey Norman Hastings Canon NZ annual Hawke's Bay summer photo competition talks to Nick Perreaux Harvey Norman Tech Team Operations Manager about the photo. Video / Warren Buckland

28 RSE workers in Hastings share one kitchen.

Agents say the property market is slowly, but surely, improving.