Latest from Cyclone Gabrielle

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Hipkins can’t be blamed for trying to seize the moment at the Mount

OPINION: AA Insurance has halted new cover for homes in flood-prone Westport.

'Should communities move?' Land use in slip-prone areas must change, expert warns

Professor James Renwick says councils must rethink homes, campsites near risky slopes.

Editorial: 'Extreme risk', but years to fix Waioweka Gorge

OPINION: Conversations around the resilience of the road need more urgency.

Mount Maunganui 'misinformation': Did cutting down trees really cause the landslide?

Two experts weigh in on claims exotic tree removal caused deadly Mount Maunganui slip.

Hawke's Bay weather response: What councils changed after Cyclone Gabrielle

Hawke's Bay Regional Council has launched an online Extreme Weather Hub.

Residents facing weeks of isolation by massive Helena Bay slip, flooding

Hundreds have been cut off by a slip featuring a 100-tonne boulder.

Facebook SOS sparks race to pluck 94-year-old from Tairua floods

The 94-year-old was trapped in a flooded Tairua bach garage.

Brave dad saves daughter and partner from flooded home by kayak

Neck-deep, fast-flowing water surrounded their stilt house before dawn.

Cyclone Gabrielle rebuild: Dartmoor bridge work to begin, Rissington bridge pier piling complete

New single-lane Dartmoor Bridge will measure 104m and be built immediately downstream.