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Napier evacuations: Emergency services scrambling to rescue 'multiple people'
Helicopters and boats are being used to access stranded residents in the region.
Helicopters and boats are being used to access stranded residents in the region.
Strong winds buffeting Auckland mean it's not yet safe for inspectors to look at tower.
Slips have caused road closures and there is no power at Matiatia Ferry Terminal.
Emergency services are scrambling to get to people stranded on roofs after heavy flooding.
Cyclone Gabrielle has slammed the North Island causing destruction around the region leaving one firefighter missing, and residents in Kumeū inundated again. Video / NZ Herald
'I just knew that my kids were upstairs and I just needed to get to them.'
A state of emergency has been declared by the mayors of Napier and Hastings.
This is the third time in NZ history a National State of Emergency has been declared.
Cyclone Gabrielle devastates parts of the North Island. Video / NZ Herald / Supplied
Cyclone Gabrielle has caused widespread damage to the North Island and wild winds and rain lash the region.
The navy assisted in the rescue this morning after boatie went missing on Sunday.
Tens of thousands of people waking to blackouts this morning.
It's all about using what you have and making the best of it.
Cyclone Gabrielle has caused devastating damage to regions around the North Island.
North Piha has been cut off by chest-deep flooding and slips, trapping residents.
Waimata Valley Rd in Gisborne has washed out after the culvert got blocked by logs causing the river to go over the road. Video / Tiara Grayndler
Cyclone Gabrielle has caused widespread damage to the North Island, including severe flooding in the Coromandel region.
Cyclone Gabrielle floods Dargaville . Video / Amy Milne
Gisborne mayor pleads for residents to save water and limit travel.
Matthew Davison was trying to reach Hahei but was met with devastation across Coromandel.
Flooding has occured in many areas around Auckland as a result of Cyclone Gabrielle. Video / Hayden Woodward
Although the intense rain is over, that does not mean it is dry.
A couple in Piha ran for their lives when the hillside behind them began to collapse.
This chaotic season must lead to change.
Footage captured of the slip in Muriwai at 12.30 am on the 14/02/23. Video / CeeBee_NZ
Waka Kotahi is urging people to stay off the roads if possible until the cyclone passes.
The firefighters were responding to a landslip.
Thousands are without power after widespread damage to the electricity network.
Dale Rd in Ramarama has been inundated by flood waters caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Forests, roads, parks and schools were closed as Cyclone Gabrielle arrived.