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'I genuinely thought they were all gone': Family cling to log for eight hours in floodwaters
A Hawke’s Bay family, including a 7-year-old boy, are lucky to be alive.
A Hawke’s Bay family, including a 7-year-old boy, are lucky to be alive.
"I nearly gave up, but then I thought of my mum and dad back home".
Incredible footage from space shows how Cyclone Gabrielle grew and turned into NZ's path.
Asomuamua Lauano was one of about 40 RSE workers and several locals trapped.
Princess Anne’s message for Kiwis after visiting Cyclone Gabrielle response staff. Video / TVNZ
More than 10,000 people have been displaced up and down the North Island in the wake of what's been dubbed the "storm of the century". Video / NZ Herald / Supplied
Councillors say they cannot get financial details on big-ticket spending.
Nearly 225,000 people across NZ lost power as the cyclone hit the nation.
Animals were forced to find any refuge they could as floodwaters rose.
Thousands of people will have to make do without power in southern Lake Taupō communities.
Flooding from Napier to Hastings seen from a helicopter. Video / Anna Lorck
Air Force helicopters and Army Unimogs are being used in Hawke's Bay rescues.
Flooded community "all in the same boat".
The region has experienced slips and land instability, compromising its road network.
Cyclone Gabrielle's fallout could make it harder for students to get to uni on time.
The tail of Cyclone Gabrielle caused chaos yesterday with 14 international diversions.
What you need to know about the devastation in Hawke's Bay.
Rotorua woke to fallen trees, school closures, a burst water main, power outages.
Police have set up an online tool to help families find missing people.
National Party leader Christopher Luxon visits the Civil Defence Evacuation Centre at The Trusts Arena in West Auckland and speaks about what he has witnessed from Cyclone Gabrielle. Video / NZ Herald
The world-class event has been disrupted for a third-year running.
Residents try to salvage storm-damaged part of State Highway 2 between Napier and Wairoa. Video / Rosie Tong / Joe Warburton
Alastair Needes and other survivors tell of their close calls with rising flood waters.
Properties in Gisborne being assessed for storm damage, people asked to save water.
Devastating slips at Muriwai following Cyclone Gabrielle. Video / George Heard
THE CONVERSATION: There has been widespread damage to the power network.
Quarter of a million people were left without power yesterday, entire communities cut off.
Civil Defence staff have managed to get an update out from the isolated town.
After a stuttering start, services are being restored but some cancellations persist.
Rescuers tried for day and a half to save boatie. Eventually it took a navy frigate.