Watch: Locals rush to save stranded pilot whales
Far North locals rush to save stranded pilot whales on Ninety Mile Beach. Video / Jaqi Brown
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'An emotional time': Far North locals rally to try to save stranded whales
One of the whales is believed to have died - efforts to save the remaining four continue.
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.
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.
Clean-up and recovery mode begins after cyclone's devastation
Fine weather is predicted for the rest of the week.
Amazing photo: Boatie in mammoth seas saved by rescuers during heart of cyclone
Rescuers tried for day and a half to save boatie. Eventually it took a navy frigate.
'I’m so lucky’: Woman escapes with minor injuries as tree crushes cabin
Lyric Godsmark saw the tree fall and thought ‘wow, this is going to be really bad’.
Cyclone Gabrielle: ‘Significant disaster’ sparks National State of Emergency
Northland was the first place in New Zealand to feel the cyclone's wrath.
‘Good guys who got caught up in addiction’: Court of Appeal quashes meth cooks’ minimum period of imprisonment
The men will now be eligible for parole, after showing 'rehabilitative potential'.
Lines crews expected to start work on restoring power to Northland soon
More than 30,000 households and businesses expected to still be without power this week.
Opinion: Redundancy? No thank you.
David Grindle says employers are obligated to redeploy staff impacted by restructuring.
Chunks of Northland cut off due to extensive storm damage to state highway network
Huge stretches of Northland's state highway network are closed due to storm damage.
Fight or flight: Far North counsellor offers tips on lowering stress during the cyclone
A Northland counsellor has some top tips for lowering stress levels during the cyclone.
Whangārei to see sun after six months’ worth of rain in six weeks
The amount of rain is equivalent to more than six months' worth in an average year.
Live: Heroism and tragedy: Plucked from the floodwaters - incredible rooftop rescues; one woman found dead after slip
Chris Hipkins labels storm ‘worst this century’
Another day of school closures as Cyclone Gabrielle's tail bears a sting
Schools across the motu are opting to stay closed on Wednesday
'It’s been a tough day': Race to evacuate Kaipara residents before high tide
Hundreds of Dargaville residents have been evacuated as the town braces for high tide.
Waipapa family ‘traumatised’ after trees crash on to home
Son Liam hit on head by falling ceiling; branch punches hole in roof.
Vital routes into Northland on the brink as Cyclone Gabrielle's wrath continues
More damage from overnight weather, major roads impassable and mass power outages
'Our hearts are with you' - rescuers' harrowing call to leave missing firefighter; Napier under water
Hardest hit regions may be without power for weeks.
Whangārei family's home becomes an island after slip causes major flooding
Mud and water is flowing across Whareora Road as Cyclone Gabrielle causes disruption.
'Worst experience' in 20 years: Lengthy power outages stop farmers milking cows
Cows across the Northland region have gone days without being milked.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Live tracking, rainfall stats, region-by-region warnings, shelter locations, train and bus services
The entire North Island is now under or facing heavy rain and/or strong wind warnings.
No patient care compromised: Work continues to fix leaky ceiling in hospital emergency department
Work to fix three leaking rooms in Whangārei Hospital’s ED is continuing.
Massive slip on Whareora Rd property threatens homes
A huge slip on a Whareora Rd property threatens homes. Video / Michael Cunningham
Watch: Flooding in Dargaville
Flooding on Jervois St/SH14 at Ace Rental yard in Dargaville. Video / Ace Rental Ltd
Live: 'Go immediately' - evacuations in Taradale; national state of emergency declared; firefighter missing; mass power cuts
Tens of thousands of people waking to blackouts this morning.
Cyclone Gabrielle: NZ Herald and Northern Advocate papers unable to be delivered
Cyclone Gabrielle made delivery conditions too difficult.
Airbnb stoush: Gated community homeowner goes to court to have gate removed for guests
People entering the gated subdivision need a code. Now the case has ended up in court.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Farmers at Hikurangi Swamp feel wrath of the storm
"I’ve been farming for 25 years and [have] seen floods, but nothing like this."
Kevin Page: Back problems not the only pain
Kevin Page has been on nursing and technology duty - what could go wrong?
Unstable and leaking: Three rooms in Whangārei Hospital's ED closed off
Three rooms in Whangarei Hospital’s ED had to be closed after the ceiling started leaking.
Live: 'People trapped' - firefighter missing, evacuations as two houses collapse at Auckland beach; cyclone's fury across North Is - heavy rain, floods, slips
A street in west Auckland's Muriwai was evacuated after midnight after a slip.
Inside Auckland's emergency bunker as Cyclone Gabrielle rages
"No one gets a get out of jail free card," an official said as the storm approached.