The small towns in Gisborne and Hawke's Bay ‘desperately in need’
Wairoa mayor Craig Little has made an urgent plea for outside help.
Wairoa mayor Craig Little has made an urgent plea for outside help.
“I can only imagine how I would feel in those circumstances with my own family."
How close the city came to flooding when Edgecumbe did has accelerated the works.
Auckland Emergency Management Update February 16th. Video / AEM
The aftermath of cyclone Gabrielle from above in Hawke's Bay. Video / Hastings District Council, Matt O'Kane
The mayor of the storm-ravaged town has pledged to help family reconnect.
"Options such as coastal and air access to this area will be considered.”
Rain in Auckland would be fast-moving and wouldn’t remain over any given area for long.
View from helicopter of the flooding around Prenter's Metal Pit just out of town on Weber Road near the Manawatu river. Video / Tararua District Council
Flooding from the Mangaone River sent chest-high water through Rissington.
A huge slip buried two volunteer firefighters as they fought to save a Muriwai home.
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He was driving back to Hastings on Monday night when the storm hit and trapped him.
A contingency plan is in place for the Te Matatini Herenga Waka Herenga Tāngata festival.
Cyclone Gabrielle has slammed the North Island causing destruction around the region.
Ashleigh Neave has been found after being stuck between slips in Tutira.
Rissington Bridge destroyed in flood. Video / Supplied
Community in Tutira village in Hawkes Bay join in relief efforts. Video / Supplied
Enormous queues out of Napier via State Highway 51. Video / Paul Taylor
Another dramatic escape from floodwaters has been captured on video.
'We are in awe of the valiant efforts of emergency responders risking their lives.'
There are about 5000 RSE workers in Hawke's Bay and Gisborne.
There are still multiple slips and fallen trees blocking the Parapara.
Tinui has a huge clean up job on its hands after floodwaters swept through the village.
With power and communication down, festival organisers turned to pen and paper.
Allen wept with the community last night, 'feeling their pain, anguish and anxiety'.
"Things will be starting to return to normal for a lot of people in Bay of Plenty."
The storm has left death and catastrophe in its wake.
The Bay of Plenty dodged the most severe weather due to its geography.