Wayne Brown: 'Who pays for this devastation?' - the 'nasty legacy' of building flood-risk homes
OPINION: Auckland Mayor looks at the failures that put houses in harm's way.
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Ruff competition: Bark Up to go ahead despite cyclone damage
Patangata Tavern pushing past Cyclone Gabrielle and going ahead with its Bark Up event.
Editorial: Borrowing from past recoveries
OPINION: Our editorial on Chris Hipkins' plan for a cyclone appeal and Lotto draw.
Food for disaster relief: NZ’s best restaurants band together after cyclone
Kiwis can dine out at their favourite restaurants and help with disaster relief.
Collegiate helps families affected by Cyclone Gabrielle
The drive for donations coincided with the school's biggest weekend.
Brooke van Velden: Govt needs courage to get cracking on cyclone rebuild
Focusing spending and easing visa and materials constraints will hasten recovery.
Generators on way to Far North as Red Cross heeds Mayor’s appeal for help
TV host asked Moko Tepania about the one thing that would most help hard-hit communities.
Q&A: The coming storm - who pays for Cyclone Gabrielle?
Business editor Liam Dann and ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley answer your questions.
The challenge to get power to remaining 2400 properties near Napier
There are plenty of challenges facing crews tasked with restoring power.
Esk Valley winery converts restaurant into counselling centre for traumatised locals
"I prayed for my life that night and I’m haunted by the sound of water."
Evacuated Mt Eden residents allowed back home after historic shot tower demolition
High winds from Cyclone Gabrielle cast fears that the 109-year-old tower could collapse.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Joseph Ahuriri’s family upset by police claims about his disappearance
Police said they did not believe his disappearance was linked to Cyclone Gabrielle.
Three people remain missing in Hawke's Bay; Esk Valley want answers from Civil Defence
Esk Valley residents waited on rooftops and hills for an evacuation order that never came.
Aucklanders to have a say on cutting costs to plug $295m hole in Brown's first budget
The budget proposes sweeping cuts to community grants and $16m less for Local Boards.
PM Chris Hipkins on Health NZ head, cyclone recovery
Health NZ head Rob Campbell has had talks with ministers over comments.
Hawke's Bay stopbanks set for massive rise
Hawke's Bay Regional Council to embark on massive stopbank upgrade.
41 cars impounded: Spike in street racing, drink driving after Cyclone Gabrielle
Stay off the roads, and stay sober.
CHB's damaged roads: 'We have a big job ahead'
Eighteen roads still closed, with 28 sites needing "significant" repairs.
'Insanity': Many flood-damaged homes 'should not be rebuilt'
Putting houses back into some areas "doesn't make a lot of sense".
Flying high: Should Auckland Council sell its airport shares?
Have your say on Auckland Council's new budget: Part 2 in a 6-part series.
'I regret my intel at the time was incorrect' - PM Chris Hipkins backtracks
PM seemingly backtracks on comments he made about guns being drawn on roadworkers.
‘Woken in the early hours’: Police go door to door as Gisborne residents evacuated
Flash flooding reported in parts of north Auckland yesterday evening after isolated rain.
Lotto draw for cyclone relief, Gisborne homes evacuated & Rishi Sunak signs post-Brexit deal | Focus Morning Bulletin: 28 February, 2023
Lotto draw announced for Cyclone Gabrielle relief, Gisborne lashed by heavy rain forcing more evacuations and Rishi Sunak signs post-Brexit deal with Northern Ireland in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Editorial: Leadership in an emergency
OPINION: Our editorial on what NZ can learn with its own natural disasters.
Summer ruined as rain records broken – how much more can our cities handle?
Rainfall records have been smashed across the North Island.
The road to Mangawhai: A difficult and fractured journey
Advocate staff share their challenging - once easy - road trip to Mangawhai.
Iwi leader hits back at PM's promise: The North has been 'forgotten for decades'
Northland's state post-cyclone highlights decades of under-investment, says iwi leader.
Claire Trevett: Hipkins’ cyclone response pilfers from the John Key playbook
OPINION: The Green Party wasn't enthused about a cyclone appeal but National can't object.
Simon Wilson: The folly of arguing against emissions reduction
OPINION: Sudden popularity of "only adapt" climate advocates threatens our entire future.
Labour - out of the Covid frying pan and into the Gabrielle fire
OPINION: Observations from the Milford Track.
Special Lotto draw for Cyclone Gabrielle rebuild — the details
She said gambling should be separated from community funding due to the harm it causes.
'Music can help us': Stan Walker to headline second cyclone relief concert
A second relief concert has been announced with performances from Stan Walker and Che Fu.
Thunderstorms ease but Auckland not out of woods, newest Tropical Cyclone named
Fijian MetService names Tropical Cyclone Judy, currently sitting north of Vanuatu.
West Auckland solo mum without power for two weeks, can’t get answers from Vector
The woman's two teenaged sons have moved out to stay with friends.