Local Focus: 24 people rescued after being stuck for two days
12 Fernhill residents and 12 Samoa RSE workers have been rescued by helicopter.
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Chris Keall - Three stalled - but doable - initiatives for better phone and broadband service for the regions
Three great initiatives, all stuck in the slow lane.
Chorus reveals scale of East Coast fibre devastation, telcos fly in mini towers, satellite gear
UFB network operator suffers double whammy.
Cyclone Gabrielle rips up, topples 80 trees at Wairakei golf course and kiwi sanctuary
Staff "devastated and the damage is extensive".
PM Chris Hipkins says victims of cyclone in 'state of shock', devastation likened to Christchurch earthquakes
“I can only imagine how I would feel in those circumstances with my own family."
Cyclone Gabrielle: Prime Minister surveys damage over Gisborne
Hipkins says restoring infrastructure in isolated Gisborne towns a 'very big challenge'.
‘We are going to die’: Esk Valley couple's miracle survival
Esk Valley residents talk of how they survived neck deep water during deadly flood
Focus: Woman swam across flooded orchard to save husband
Puketapu resident Margaret Smiley swam across her flooded orchard to get help to rescue her trapped husband. Video / Mark Mitchell
Massive bill to repair roads and, in some cases, move roads in response to floods
Chris Hipkins said it's time to rethink parts of the road network.
Napier residents criticise ‘total disorganisation’ of flood response
Civil Defence controller, Ian Macdonald acknowledges the trying time Napier has had.
Ground zero: Eskdale family returns to a home buried by a flood
”It is unbelievable. You can’t fathom it. There is nothing left to salvage."
Trapped Waimauku resident worried food will run out and pets will starve
Waimauku resident trapped in home for five days worried food will run out.
'It's a struggle': Queue for hours to fill cars, refill gas bottles in Napier
One man says the queues are evidence people, like himself, need to be better prepared.
‘It chased us up the hill’: Wild escape from Napier floods in caravan
'There were five cars behind me and just one made it.'
The small towns in Gisborne and Hawke's Bay ‘desperately in need’
Wairoa mayor Craig Little has made an urgent plea for outside help.
'Hugely traumatic': PM Chris Hipkins visits Gisborne, Te Karaka
“I can only imagine how I would feel in those circumstances with my own family."
Whakatāne stopbanks not fit to stop flooding, council told
How close the city came to flooding when Edgecumbe did has accelerated the works.
Auckland Emergency Management Update February 16th
Auckland Emergency Management Update February 16th. Video / AEM
Watch: Aftermath of Hawke's Bay floods from above
The aftermath of cyclone Gabrielle from above in Hawke's Bay. Video / Hastings District Council, Matt O'Kane
'Text me': Wairoa mayor's message of hope, pledge to help whānau reconnect
The mayor of the storm-ravaged town has pledged to help family reconnect.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Coromandel Civil Defence focus on getting fuel to farmers and isolated communities
"Options such as coastal and air access to this area will be considered.”
'Unstable conditions' bring more heavy rain, severe thunderstorm threat to Auckland
Rain in Auckland would be fast-moving and wouldn’t remain over any given area for long.
View from helicopter of the flooding around Weber
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
Cyclone Gabrielle clean-up: Mauao reopens but council advises caution
Things will be 'starting to return to normal' for a lot of people in the Bay of Plenty.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke’s Bay heartbreak, concerns some growers will quit
Terrible blow to workers, orchardists as fruit growers confront cyclone devastation.
Bridge no more: Army to help stranded community in flood-devastated Hawke's Bay
Flooding from the Mangaone River sent chest-high water through Rissington.
'He was my hero': Traumatised Muriwai disaster survivor's tribute to killed firefighter
A huge slip buried two volunteer firefighters as they fought to save a Muriwai home.
Community noticeboard: Are you searching for family or friends? Post your messages here
Post your message here for a missing person, or let others know you're safe.
Cyclone Gabrielle: How you can help in the storm's aftermath
Kiwis can help with money, essentials, or their time.
'In shock': Truckie's harrowing airlift rescue from wrecked SH2
He was driving back to Hastings on Monday night when the storm hit and trapped him.
Te Matatini festival confirmed as rohe starts cyclone clean-up
A contingency plan is in place for the Te Matatini Herenga Waka Herenga Tāngata festival.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Photos show widespread destruction
Cyclone Gabrielle has slammed the North Island causing destruction around the region.
Woman stuck between slips in rural Hawke’s Bay found; Family relieved
Ashleigh Neave has been found after being stuck between slips in Tutira.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Iconic Hawke’s Bay bridge swept away
Rissington Bridge destroyed in flood. Video / Supplied