Quarter of a million people were left without power yesterday, entire communities cut off.

The outages are under investigation.

Chris Hipkins labels storm ‘worst this century’

The Salvation Army says young people are not benefiting from the "booming" job market.

'What’s really caused the issue here has been the storm surge.'

'Suddenly boom - within seconds the tree fell down'

Hardest hit regions may be without power for weeks.

All parties supported the declaration of the national state of emergency.

Tens of thousands of people waking to blackouts this morning.

Latest on Cyclone Gabrielle in the region.

No papers made it through.

Forests, roads and parks were closed as Cyclone Gabrielle arrived.

Forests, roads, parks and schools were closed as Cyclone Gabrielle arrived.

Bay of Plenty Civil Defence announced a region-wide state of emergency on Monday.

The case is isolated at home and contact tracing under way.

The cyclone has been wreaking havoc across the top of the North Island on Monday.

Severe weather was forecast across the North Island today.

Northland and Gisborne are also under red heavy rain warnings.

Northland and Gisborne are also under red heavy rain warnings.

The changes will apply from February 13 unless you are a vulnerable person.

'I’m just over the moon.'

But the health warning for Okawa Bay at Lake Rotoiti has been lifted.

A passer-by discovered the vehicle down the bank near Opape Rd.

Residents are asked to avoid driving, clear drains and have an emergency kit ready.

Secondary schools around Auckland considering closing campuses on Monday or Tuesday.

Under the proposed allocation, Auckland would only have 33 tobacco retailers.

The road has now reopened.