Cyclone Gabrielle: $300m for recovery, PM says police have looting under control
The Government has announced flood support as it plays down fears of crime.
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‘Zero communication': Shot Tower apartment evacuation draws furious exchange
Residents kicked out at night: '72 hours later, we had not heard a thing.'
Cyclone Gabrielle: Govt pledges $300m; 11 dead; 2200 unaccounted for; state of emergency extended
There are now 11 confirmed dead almost a week after the cyclone.
Markets with Madison: Stop building on coastlines, floodplains - insurance exec
Tower Insurance CEO says councils must consider managed retreat now.
Passengers separated from bags and prescription drugs in luggage-handling chaos
Backlogs of mishandled bags have caused anxiety for travellers with missing prescriptions.
'We are very lucky': Tangoio Marae takes the brunt of the storm
Its floors have been coated in a knee-deep sea of mud.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Linesman describes ‘awesome feeling’ getting power back on for Hawke’s Bay
Hundreds of people have been working around the clock to restore power to Hawke's Bay.
'Ready to boil over': Whirinaki community mucking in - as tension over looters rises
Checkpoints set up by residents to stop looters, as 'unreal' community clean up continues.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Civil Defence warns of health risk from contaminated silt
People helping to remove silt are being warned they should wear masks.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Napier records second-wettest day ever
'Gabrielle is one of the worst storms to hit Aotearoa New Zealand in living history.'
558 red-stickered homes in Auckland; cyclone-hit tower to be demolished over collapse fears
Residents next to a tower say they've been complaining for years.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Reshuffle and AVL allows courts to reopen in Hastings
Jury trials were called off and could be affected into next month.
$5m raised! Generous Kiwis contribute to Red Cross/NZ Herald/NZME campaign
Donation follows huge community support for fundraiser.
Consequences of flooding captured in drone footage
Drone footage of flooding on Swamp Rd and the surrounding area in Puketapu, Hawke's Bay, on the Tuesday morning after Cyclone Gabrielle. Video / Matt Wheatley
Thousands remain without power week after devastating weather began
'We’ve restored power to 73 per cent of customers in Napier and 95 per cent in Hastings.'
Cyclone Gabrielle: Thousands in East Coast likely to need temporary accommodation after cyclone - MBIE
Planning is under way to house those displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Sting cancels Napier show in wake of Cyclone Gabrielle
The singer will make a donation to the Hawke’s Bay Foundation’s Cyclone Relief Fund.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Nine homes red-stickered in Gisborne
A further 149 homes have been yellow-stickered.
‘Can’t find daddy’: Gisborne woman’s desperate hunt for missing partner
Gisborne man Joseph Ahuriri has been missing for a week after storm hit in Napier.
Watch: Man re-lives harrowing discovery of 80-year-old couple he thought were dead
Ian Cadwallader takes the Herald through house where he thought he'd find three bodies.
'Devoted’ mother survived breast cancer twice. She died after being swept away in flood
Susane Caccioppoli, a cancer survivor, was last seen by her boyfriend on February 14.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Puketapu community drawn closer together through flooding
People living in Puketapu have lost their homes, but found their community.
'Rise in bad behaviour': Increase of family harm reports in wake of cyclone
Police are bolstering resources as people struggle with the effects of the storm.
'Combined effort': Estimated $100k-plus worth of supplies flown to Hawke's Bay
The pilots would keep flying “for as long we have donations coming in”.
Sheep trapped on Hawke’s Bay rooftop rescued and waiting to be reunited with owners
The SPCA said the owners were picking the sheep up today.
Cyclone Gabrielle: What do the spray-painted markings mean?
Emergency crews are marking abandoned properties after rescues. Here's what they mean.
'Double what we forecast': Council defends decision not to evacuate Esk Valley
'Once the power and everything went out, we were flying blind,' council executive says.
Live: Looters, crime - Road workers threatened at gunpoint, Nash grilled over gang comments
Almost a week on from Cyclone Gabrielle, work goes on to restore services and clean up.
Puketapu locals glad to see the army convoy of supplies
Supplies arrive at the cut-off community.
Sea and shoreline searches under way in Napier
All the latest developments from Sunday following Cyclone Gabrielle.
Rebuild from Gabrielle underway, Hawke's Bay gang crime & Turkey moves from rescue to recovery | Focus Morning Bulletin: 20 February, 2023
The Government looks overseas for help in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, police crackdown as arrests are made for looting and rescue efforts dwindle in Turkey and Syria in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
$4m raised! ASB’s massive donation for Red Cross/NZ Herald/NZME campaign
Donation follows huge community support for fundraiser.
'Cruel': 59 arrests for looting, dishonesty; police crack down as residents build road blocks
More than 100 officers from throughout New Zealand have joined those in Eastern District.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Responding to the trauma
OPINION: New Zealanders will be affected by this disaster, here's how to cope.