Months of work ahead: Hastings reveals estimated re-opening times for its rural roads
Dartmoor Road is expected to open with a temporary bridge in four to five weeks.
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'Unprecedented scale': Auckland floods, Cyclone Gabrielle to cost insurance industry more than $1b
Insurers have already paid out more than $110m - and the bill is expected to keep rising.
Huge demand for tow trucks stretches workers
Workers pushed to limit as frustration leads to some stress-related abuse.
Māori need to have that difficult conversation about climate change
Hawke's Bay Māori have tough decisions to make on marae locations
Editorial: Task force route suggests long and winding road
The Government is setting up a steady, thorough process on recovery and resilience.
Temporary accommodation found for Northland family after two weeks of frantic search
They and their pets were forced to move out after the cyclone red-stickered their house.
'We are going to miss you dearly': Who are the 11 victims of Cyclone Gabrielle?
Two more deaths were confirmed by police this morning, taking the toll to 11.
Phil O’Reilly: Five principles that should underpin the cyclone rebuild
Why growth, immigration, better planning laws and PPPs are key to the rebuild.
Weather: Heavy rain watch issued for North Island regions
MetService is warning that thunderstorms and downpours are possible.
Business digest: Foodstuffs North Island celebrates success at annual Excellence Awards
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Māori-led mental wellbeing response for whānau
The government is funding free telehealth and digital services for those unable to travel.
'Gucci and glamour': Auckland deputy mayor Desley Simpson on stepping up to leadership
"I'm a bit of a magpie for sparkly things."
Cooking up a storm: Chef Al Brown organises Cyclone Gabrielle relief dinner
Celebrity chef aiming to create NZ’s “biggest-ever dinner party”.
Auckland screen industry now a $1.5 billion-plus business
More money, more jobs in local TV and films, but weather disasters could test resilience.
Focus: 'Culvert Cop' who survived being swept away in Auckland floods
Former policeman John Purkis was swept down a culvert during Auckland’s January floods and managed to survive. Video / NZ Herald
Tears and sweat shed as homeowners and volunteers dig in for Gabrielle clean-up
The Cyclone Gabrielle clean-up in Hawke's Bay is a mammoth operation.
‘I didn’t care about drowning, I just had to save my mokos’ - cyclone survivor
Battling neck-high flood waters, Jim McIlroy put the live of his mokos ahead of his own.
Severe thunderstorm watch: Hawke's Bay, Gisborne, Bay of Plenty, Taupō could get lashed today
“These thunderstorms will bring localised heavy rain and small hail."
Focus: 'Culvert Cop' who survived being swept away in Auckland floods
Former policeman John Purkis was swept down a culvert during Auckland’s January floods and managed to survive. Video / NZ Herald
750 buildings condemned after January floods, Cyclone Gabrielle
Hundreds of buildings have been red-stickered and thousands yellow or white-stickered.
Steve Braunias: You can't stop the weather
Steve Braunias on the fever dreams of climate change
Auckland Council: The budget that follows the storms
Have your say on Auckland Council's new budget. Part 6: The environment.
'I could hear it coming after me': Are Auckland's cliffs too risky for building homes?
Auckland's dramatic cliff slips are not new so why do we keep living close to the edge?
Editorial: Destiny leader’s weather eye for an opportunity
OPINION: Our editorial on a novel explanation for extreme weather.
Red Cross Whanganui share cyclone relief experiences
"...as we went around the back we realised it was full of kittens.”
Public access to Karekare roads may be ‘more than a year’ away
Auckland Transport is urging the general public to stay away from the west coast beaches.
$13 million! Red Cross fund backed by NZ Herald already helping cyclone-ravaged regions
Donations are used to provide ongoing support to those affected by Cyclone Gabrielle.
'When disaster strikes': US sends technical team to NZ for cyclone recovery
The US ambassador to NZ said Gabrielle's huge impact was 'hard to get your head around'.
Kelly Tarlton’s reopens after storm and cyclone damage
Staff stayed nights with the sea creatures, who remained safe and well through flooding.
Watch: Markets with Madison - carpet wool factory wiped out, demand set to spike
Carpet demand is set to surge after the floods.
Weekend temp shock: Autumn's 'dramatic' cold snap, thunderstorms for cyclone-hit regions
The weekend's warm start will be shortlived with day-time highs going from 26C - 15C.
Survivor of 1938 Esk Valley flooding reflects on mirrored disasters
It's 1938 and Patricia Morton's sleeping under the stars in fleece wool, her home buried.
Focus: Railway lines closed for months due to massive slips
Kiwirail boss Siva Sivapakkiam reveals the rail line between Auckland and Northland has been hit by 50 slips in total and will be out of action for months. Video / Dean Purcell
Eastland Port makes a case for containers after Cyclone Gabrielle
Port's COO labels it a fantastic opportunity for local businesses.