Watch: Carnage on Coromandel - 'entire region is shut down'
Matthew Davison was trying to reach Hahei but was met with devastation across Coromandel.
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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.
BOP state of emergency: Civil Defence on alert as high tide approaches
The cyclone has been wreaking havoc across the top of the North Island on Monday.
Officials say worse to come: monster waves flood properties in Coromandel; Whangārei evacuation plea; boat in distress
Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty will lead the briefing from the Beehive.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Red-stickered home in Coromandel falls off foundation
A major slip smashed into the property north of Thames during the last month's deluge.
'No place to be in a cyclone': DoC shuts facilities until further notice
DoC has shut many of its North Island campsites and huts as the storm approaches.
Power out for about 50,000 households and businesses
Crews work through the night to reconnect as many as they can.
Cyclone Gabrielle shifts slightly east overnight - what it means for your region
WeatherWatch said the cyclone's east position could reduce storm surge.
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.
Midwives fear roadside births if Cyclone Gabrielle damages more roads
Fears cyclone could bring another round of road closures to Coromandel Peninsula.
'Prepare now': Gabrielle looms, monster-wave warning; follow cyclone's latest track
Secondary schools around Auckland considering closing campuses on Monday or Tuesday.
Latest position: Live updates of Cyclone Gabrielle's track
Large waves and a storm surge are expected to affect northern and eastern coastlines.
Cyclone Gabrielle: 10 of the worst tropical cyclones to hit NZ
Ex-tropical cyclones have wrought havoc in NZ. Here's 10 of the worst.
Cyclone Gabrielle now 'severe category 3' storm as it tracks to NZ - heavy rain watch for 71 hours
The worst of the cyclone is expected on Monday and Tuesday in the upper North Island.
Cyclone Gabrielle warnings: Auckland mayor extends state of emergency
Most models are showing Cyclone Gabrielle will directly hit New Zealand next week.
Watch: 'Massive boom' - Cathedral Cove damaged after 'scary' landslide
'If it was peak time there would have been many people. Very lucky it didn’t kill anyone.'
Cyclone Gabrielle warnings: Residents told to 'prepare for worst' - and to stock up on essentials
Most models are showing Cyclone Gabrielle will directly hit New Zealand next week.
Cyclone threat: Upper North Island residents urged to prepare
Cyclone Gabrielle is on its way. Residents can prepare now in various ways.
Broken roads: Who pays to fix the damage?
Carriageways and highways have taken a hammering in a summer of bad weather.
Eleven Coromandel homes evacuated due to debris dam
After heavy rains, farmland behind the small settlement of Koputauaki has slumped.
Six times monthly average as parts of Northland get wettest January on record
Parts of Northland got more rain than ever before last month.
Watch: Shocking aerial video shows gaping hole where Coromandel roadway once stood
Amateur pilot Philip Hart captured the footage this weekend.
Live: House demolished after man killed by slip, 250 homes red-stickered; flood scam warning
Auckland will stay in a state of emergency for one week as the recovery continues.
Great escape: Sodden holidaymakers cause traffic congestion north of Auckland
State Highway 1 heading north of Auckland is congested as long weekend traffic builds up.
Coromandel tourism sector suffers as holiday hotspots eerily quiet
Motel manager: "80 to 90 per cent of bookings cancelled or postponed.”
State of emergency in Coromandel, extends in Auckland, but good news: 'The worst is over’
Welcome news for sodden Super City after week of deadly downpours.
Scale of damage to state highway a ‘revelation’ - Coromandel mayor
Another 60 or 70 metres has dropped away in 24 hours.
'Huge piece of work': Video from SH25A collapse shows extent of damage, severe thunderstorm watch in place
Work has begun to fully assess the extent of the damage to State Highway 25A.
'It's not going to take much': Thunderstorm watches issued for Auckland, Coromandel - high risk of more slips
Heavy showers are approaching the northern regions this afternoon.
'He didn't hear it': Elderly man rescued from his Coromandel home after slip
The 95-year-old was sleeping and had his hearing aids out at the time of the slip.
Slip slams into Coromandel home, other houses evacuated
Another house is teetering on the edge of the cliff.
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.
Māori health providers across the motu suppport whānau during floods
Marae opens doors to those whānau most affected