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Power cuts, floods, and a house fire - Cyclone wreaks havoc in the Kaipara
A Dargaville mum's heartbreaking story at the hands of Cyclone Gabrielle.
What residents in Hawke’s Bay, Tairāwhiti, Coromandel and Piha need to know
Read important updates as text only for those with little cellphone reception.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Road near Waipawa cut off by floodwater
Inspection staff say the road has been compromised in multiple areas.
Child among four dead in cyclone destruction; 1442 people 'uncontactable' - 'grave fears' for some; 160,000 without power
Quarter of a million people were left without power yesterday, entire communities cut off.
Couple broke through house ceiling to escape rising water before tragedy: ‘She disappeared underwater, under the house’
Woman still missing after property she was housesitting was suddenly inundated.
'Multiple bodies': Witnesses fear death toll far higher in hardest-hit zone
Residents of Napier’s Bay View claim they saw several bodies washed away.
Authorities weighing options for getting fuel to hard-hit regions
Energy Minister Megan Woods describes fuel as a 'lifeline service'.
Watch: Terrifying moment mum, young kids battle raging flood current to get to safety
Stay put and hope the weather gods are kind, or risk raging floods to assure safety.
Facebook page set up to help people find missing Hawke's Bay loved ones
Police say there are 1442 people that have been listed as uncontactable.
Cyclone Gabrielle: All parties back review into forestry slash
Momentum builds for major review into forestry practices following devastating cyclones.
Hawke's Bay Corrections staff forced by weather to sleep in empty prison wing
Several prisons suffered damage or leaks in the weather carnage.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Auckland residents still out of their homes over risk of tower collapse
Engineers have reassessed tower at risk of collapsing but residents not yet allowed back.
Watch: Frightening moment family battles raging floods
Frightening moment mum and five kids battle raging floods to get to safety. Video / Dayna Nuku
'Devastation widespread': 160,000 still without power in North Island
PM Chris Hipkins is likely to visit flood-hit areas in coming days.
‘Kia kaha Hawke’s Bay’ - Waiohiki faces a long recovery after two days of devastation
Everyone with a critical illness has been evacuated from the flood-destroyed settlement
Powerless: About 40,000 still without power in Hawke’s Bay
Expect further delays with power.
Cyclone Gabrielle: More fibre in infrastructure diet might be needed
Hold the line: How can we build a more resilient system?
Damage to $7b horticulture industry expected to be significant
Trees and vines at risk of suffocation from silt, structural damage stocktake underway.
Air NZ mercy mission to storm-hit Gisborne
Airline's recovery starts again after setback yesterday.
Heavy metal: Qantas brings in A380 to clear backlog across the Tasman
Australian carrier hoping to clear backlog within days.
Elon Musk's Starlink internet proves value in cyclone-struck regions
Despite chaos, some Starlink users reporting stable connections.
Local Focus: RSEs evacuated safely in Fernhill
49 Samoan RSEs had to abandon their belongings after camp flooded.
Focus: PM Chris Hipkins set to give update on damage and response efforts
Focus Live: PM Chris Hipkins set to give update on damage and response efforts. Video / NZ Herald
'Multiple bodies': Child among at least four dead, over 1400 people can’t be reached
Residents of Napier’s Bay View claim they saw several bodies washed away.
Focus: Muriwai local describes horrific moment slip hit
A Muriwai local describes the horrific moment a slip almost took out his house. Video / George Heard
First photos: What Esk Valley looks like after 7m of water went through
Hundreds of people have now been rescued by emergency services.
Piha local narrowly escapes death as home reduced to rubble
Marine Parade has more than a dozen homes still submerged in water that will not drain.
'An emotional time': Far North locals rally to try to save stranded whales
One of the whales is believed to have died - efforts to save the remaining four continue.
'Crushed in my house, everything gone!' - Body found in house after Muriwai slip, artist tells of heroic rescue
Volunteer firefighter and local vet Dave van Zwanenberg went missing after the incident
'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.
Orchard workers swim through floodwaters, hold on to trees to get to safety
"I nearly gave up, but then I thought of my mum and dad back home".
Watch: Jaw-dropping video from space reveals Gabrielle's deadly track to NZ
Incredible footage from space shows how Cyclone Gabrielle grew and turned into NZ's path.
Hastings RSE worker’s story of escape from Cyclone Gabrielle flooding
Asomuamua Lauano was one of about 40 RSE workers and several locals trapped.