Live: Heroism and tragedy: Plucked from the floodwaters - incredible rooftop rescues; one woman found dead after slip
Chris Hipkins labels storm ‘worst this century’
Chris Hipkins labels storm ‘worst this century’
Schools across the motu are opting to stay closed on Wednesday
Hundreds of Dargaville residents have been evacuated as the town braces for high tide.
Son Liam hit on head by falling ceiling; branch punches hole in roof.
More damage from overnight weather, major roads impassable and mass power outages
Hardest hit regions may be without power for weeks.
Mud and water is flowing across Whareora Road as Cyclone Gabrielle causes disruption.
Cows across the Northland region have gone days without being milked.
The entire North Island is now under or facing heavy rain and/or strong wind warnings.
Flooding on Jervois St/SH14 at Ace Rental yard in Dargaville. Video / Ace Rental Ltd
Tens of thousands of people waking to blackouts this morning.
Cyclone Gabrielle made delivery conditions too difficult.
People entering the gated subdivision need a code. Now the case has ended up in court.
"I’ve been farming for 25 years and [have] seen floods, but nothing like this."
Kevin Page has been on nursing and technology duty - what could go wrong?
Three rooms in Whangarei Hospital’s ED had to be closed after the ceiling started leaking.
A street in west Auckland's Muriwai was evacuated after midnight after a slip.
"No one gets a get out of jail free card," an official said as the storm approached.
Students will have to stay home another day as Cyclone Gabrielle wreaks havoc
Strong winds and fallen trees have caused havoc with power lines across the region.
Debi Hobern was watching TV when she heard what she thought was thunder.
Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty will lead the briefing from the Beehive.
Whangārei Mayor Vince Cocurullo said the situation was being evaluated hourly.
DoC has shut many of its North Island campsites and huts as the storm approaches.
The whole of the North Island was put under a tranche of weather warnings yesterday.
John Longson said he spent last night 'petrified' by the storm.
Crews work through the night to reconnect as many as they can.
WeatherWatch said the cyclone's east position could reduce storm surge.
Cyclone Gabrielle has brought heavy rain to the North with water surging down the Whangārei Falls. Video / Jaime Lyth
Cyclone Gabrielle is making its way east, brushing closely with Bream Bay as it does so.